On what slender threads do life and fortune hang.
ALEXANDRE DUMASOn what slender threads do life and fortune hang.
ALEXANDRE DUMASI am hungry, feed me; I am bored, amuse me.
ALEXANDRE DUMASI prefer the wicked rather than the foolish. The wicked sometimes rest.
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.
ALEXANDRE DUMASNever fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures.
ALEXANDRE DUMASSo he went down, smiling sceptically and mutter the final word in human wisdom: ‘Perhaps!
ALEXANDRE DUMASThat is a dream also; only he has remained asleep, while you have awakened; and who knows which of you is the most fortunate?
ALEXANDRE DUMASWe are always in a hurry to be happy; for when we have suffered a long time, we have great difficulty in believing in good fortune.
ALEXANDRE DUMASAs 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.
ALEXANDRE DUMASGod is merciful to all, as he has been to you; he is first a father, then a judge.
ALEXANDRE DUMASOnly a man who has felt ultimate despair is capable of feeling ultimate bliss.
ALEXANDRE DUMASThere are people who are willing to suffer and swallow their tears at leisure, and God will no doubt reward them in heaven for their resignation; but those who have the will to struggle strike back at fate in retaliation for the blows they receive.
ALEXANDRE DUMASGod is always the last resource.
ALEXANDRE DUMASNow I’d like someone to tell me there is no drama in real life!
ALEXANDRE DUMASI 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.
ALEXANDRE DUMASWait and hope!
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