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It is not the tree that forsakes the flower, but the flower that forsakes the tree.

Alexandre Dumas

The friends we have lost do not repose under the ground, they are buried deep in our hearts. It has been thus ordained that they may always accompany us.
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Friendship Ground Heart Lost Ourselves
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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Awake Dreams Fortunate Himself Known Sleep
If it is ones lot to be cast among fools, one must learn foolishness.
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Fools Learning Oneself
Life is a storm, my young friend. You will bask in the sunlight one moment, be shattered on the rocks the next. What makes you a man is what you do when that storm comes.
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Friendship Life Man Moments Storm Young Yourself
In 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.
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Attack Country Defend Fear Heart Liberty Man Place
The difference between treason and patriotism is only a matter of dates.
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Date Difference Patriotism
Mastery of language affords one remarkable opportunities.
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Language Master Oneself Opportunity
All for one, one for all, that is our device.
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Device Oneself
Love is the most selfish of all the passions.
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Love Passion Selfish
I am a count, not a saint.
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Count Myself Saint
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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Doubt Enemy Man Person Rank
In love, writing is dangerous, not to mention pointless.
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Dangerous Love Point Wasted Time Writing
Are there not some places where we seem to breathe sadness? – why, we cannot tell. It is a chain of recollections – an idea which carries you back to other times, to other places – which, very likely, have no connection with the present time and place.
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Breathe Chain Connection Place Present Sadness Time
Order is the key to all problems.
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Key One Liner Order Problem
I am hungry, feed me; I am bored, amuse me.
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Bored Food Hungry Myself
I am not proud, but I am happy; and happiness blinds, I think, more than pride.
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Blind Happiness Myself Pride Proud Thinking

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