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Alexandre Dumas

Capricious and unfaithful, the king wished to be called Louis the Just and Louis the Chaste. Posterity will find a difficulty in understanding this character, which history explains only by facts and never by reason.
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Character Fact Faith Reason Understanding Willing
God is merciful to all, as he has been to you; he is first a father, then a judge.
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Father God Himself Judgement Mercy Religion
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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Came Condition Fight Myself
Your bitter memories still have time to turn into sweet ones.
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Bitter Memories Oneself Sweet Time
I am strong against everything, except against the death of those I love. He who dies gains; he who sees others die loses.
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Death Lose Love Strength Strong
Often we pass beside happiness without seeing it, without looking at it, or even if we have seen and looked at it, without recognizing it.
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Beside Happiness Pass Recognition
All for one and one for all, united we stand divided we fall.
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Division Fall Togetherness Unity
Misfortune does not help us to believe.
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Believe Deep Misery Misfortune
Mastery of language affords one remarkable opportunities.
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Language Master Oneself Opportunity
No, 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 DUMAS

Boredom Courage Desire Hungry Myself Sleep
In business, sir, one has no friends, only correspondents.
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Business Friendship Oneself
Wait and hope!
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Hope Patience Wait
Moral wounds have this peculiarity – they may be hidden, but they never close; always painful, always ready to bleed when touched, they remain fresh and open in the heart.
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Blood Heart Hide Moral Painful Wound
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.
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Man Promise Rare Threat Woman
Be happy, noble heart, be blessed for all the good thou hast done and wilt do hereafter, and let my gratitude remain in obscurity like your good deeds.
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Blessing Goodness Gratitude Happiness Heart Myself
You are very amiable, no doubt, but you would be charming if you would only depart.
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Charming Doubt Yourself

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