True, I have raped history, but it has produced some beautiful offspring.
ALEXANDRE DUMASTime, dear friend, time brings round opportunity; opportunity is the martingale of man. The more we have ventured the more we gain, when we know how to wait.
More Alexandre Dumas Quotes
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God orders a man to do all he can to save his life.
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For all evils there are two remedies – time and silence.
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It is not the tree that forsakes the flower, but the flower that forsakes the tree.
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The wretched and miserable should turn to their Saviour first, yet they do not hope in Him until all other hope is exhausted.
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So rapid is the flight of our dreams upon the wings of imagination.
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God is merciful to all, as he has been to you; he is first a father, then a judge.
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If you wish to discover the guilty person, first find out to whom the crime might be useful.
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If it is ones lot to be cast among fools, one must learn foolishness.
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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.
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Yet man will never be perfect until he learns to create and destroy; he does know how to destroy, and that is half the battle.
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Here 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.
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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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How did I escape? With difficulty. How did I plan this moment? With pleasure!
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What a fool I was, not to tear my heart out on the day when I resolved to revenge myself!
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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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