Women are never so strong as after their defeat.
ALEXANDRE DUMASWomen are never so strong as after their defeat.
ALEXANDRE DUMASIn every country where independence has taken the place of liberty, the first desire of a manly heart is to possess a weapon which at once renders him capable of defence or attack, and, by rendering its owner fearsome, makes him feared.
ALEXANDRE DUMASA person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms against himself.
ALEXANDRE DUMASBe kind. Aim for my heart.
ALEXANDRE DUMASEveryone knows that drunkards and lovers have a protecting diety.
ALEXANDRE DUMASYouth is a blossom whose fruit is love; happy is he who plucks it after watching it slowly ripen.
ALEXANDRE DUMASHere is your final lesson – do not commit the crime for which you now serve the sentence. God said, “Vengeance is mine.” […] He believes in you.
ALEXANDRE DUMASThe wretched and miserable should turn to their Saviour first, yet they do not hope in Him until all other hope is exhausted.
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 DUMASNo, I slept as I always do when I am bored and have not the courage to amuse myself, or when I am hungry and have not the desire to eat.
ALEXANDRE DUMASA 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.
ALEXANDRE DUMASI am a count, not a saint.
ALEXANDRE DUMASHatred is blind; rage carries you away; and he who pours out vengeance runs the risk of tasting a bitter draught.
ALEXANDRE DUMASThere are two ways of seeing: with the body and with the soul. The body’s sight can sometimes forget, but the soul remembers forever.
ALEXANDRE DUMASBusiness? It’s quite simple; it’s other people’s money.
ALEXANDRE DUMASOnly a man who has felt ultimate despair is capable of feeling ultimate bliss.
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