It 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.
ALEXANDRE DUMASTell the angel who will watch over your life to pray now and then for a man who, like Satan, believed himself for an instant to be equal to God, but who realized in all humility that supreme power and wisdom are in the hands of God alone.
More Alexandre Dumas Quotes
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God orders a man to do all he can to save his life.
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Now I’d like someone to tell me there is no drama in real life!
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If it is ones lot to be cast among fools, one must learn foolishness.
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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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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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I came to Paris with four écus in my pocket, and I’d have fought with anybody who told me I was in no condition to buy the Louvre.
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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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Philosophy cannot be taught; it is the application of the sciences to truth.
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As a general rule…people ask for advice only in order not to follow it; or if they do follow it, in order to have someone to blame for giving it.
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You scholars, you’re in communication with the devil.
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There are misfortunes in life that no one will accept; people would rather believe in the supernatural and the impossible.
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Be kind. Aim for my heart.
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That is a dream also; only he has remained asleep, while you have awakened; and who knows which of you is the most fortunate?
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A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms against himself.
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Only a man who has felt ultimate despair is capable of feeling ultimate bliss.
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