God orders a man to do all he can to save his life.
ALEXANDRE DUMASIt is rare that one can see in a little boy the promise of a man, but one can almost always see in a little girl the threat of a woman.
More Alexandre Dumas Quotes
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I do not cling to life sufficiently to fear death.
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Happiness is like those palaces in fairy tales whose gates are guarded by dragons: we must fight in order to conquer it.
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The difference between treason and patriotism is only a matter of dates.
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The custom and fashion of today will be the awkwardness and outrage of tomorrow – so arbitrary are these transient laws.
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Wait and hope!
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Through the ingenuousness of her age beamed an ardent mind, a mind not of the women but of the poet; she did not please, she intoxicated.
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How is it that little children are so intelligent and men so stupid? It must be education that does it.
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To save a man and thereby to spare a father’s agony and a mother’s feelings is not to do a noble deed, it is but an act of humanity.
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There is no friendship that cares about an overheard secret.
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You are very amiable, no doubt, but you would be charming if you would only depart.
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Life is a storm. One minute you will bathe under the sun and the next you will be shattered upon the rocks. That’s when you shout, “Do your worst, for I will do mine!” and you will be remembered forever.
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If God were suddenly condemned to live the life which He has inflicted upon men, He would kill Himself.
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God is full of mercy for everyone, as He has been towards you. He is a father before He is a judge.
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We must never expect discretion in first love: it is accompanied by such excessive joy that unless the joy is allowed to overflow, it will choke you.
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A weakened mind always sees everything through a black veil. The soul makes its own horizons; your soul is dark, which is why you see such a cloudy sky.
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