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I have always had more dread of a pen, a bottle of ink, and a sheet of paper than of a sword or pistol.

Alexandre Dumas

Every individual, from the highest to the lowest degree, has his place in the ladder of social life, and around him swirls a little world of interests, composed of stormy passions and conflicting atoms.
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Conflict Life Passion Place Social Storm
Ah, lips that say one thing, while the heart thinks another.
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Different Heart Lips Oneself Thinking
All for one and one for all, united we stand divided we fall.
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Division Fall Togetherness Unity
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
For there are two distinct sorts of ideas: Those that proceed from the head and those that emanate from the heart.
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Choice Head Heart Ideas
Your bitter memories still have time to turn into sweet ones.
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Bitter Memories Oneself Sweet Time
Happiness is egotistical.
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Ego Happiness
Know you not that you are my sun by day, and my star by night? By my faith! I was in deepest darkness till you appeared and illuminated all.
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Appearance Darkness Illumination Sun Yourself
I am a count, not a saint.
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Count Myself Saint
There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state with another, nothing more. He who has felt the deepest grief is best able to experience supreme happiness.
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Comparison Grief Happiness Misery Oneself State World
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
You are very amiable, no doubt, but you would be charming if you would only depart.
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Charming Doubt Yourself
So much the worse for those who fear wine, for it is because they have some bad thoughts which they are afraid the liquor will extract from their hearts.
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Afraid Alcohol Bad Fear Heart Thinking Worst
There is no friendship that cares about an overheard secret.
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Care Friendship Heard Secret
We 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.
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Believe Difficult Fortune Goodness Happiness Hurry Suffering
Now I’d like someone to tell me there is no drama in real life!
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Drama Life Myself Reality

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