As a general rule…people ask for advice only in order not to follow it; or if they do follow it, in order to have someone to blame for giving it.
ALEXANDRE DUMASThe 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.
More Alexandre Dumas Quotes
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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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I am not proud, but I am happy; and happiness blinds, I think, more than pride.
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The difference between treason and patriotism is only a matter of dates.
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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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The tree forsakes not the flower: the flower falls from the tree.
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There are two ways of seeing: with the body and with the soul. The body’s sight can sometimes forget, but the soul remembers forever.
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How did I escape? With difficulty. How did I plan this moment? With pleasure!
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Through the ingenuousness of her age beamed an ardent mind, a mind not of the women but of the poet; she did not please, she intoxicated.
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Philosophy cannot be taught; it is the application of the sciences to truth.
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For all evils there are two remedies – time and silence.
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Wait and hope!
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Life is a storm. One minute you will bathe under the sun and the next you will be shattered upon the rocks. That’s when you shout, “Do your worst, for I will do mine!” and you will be remembered forever.
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You scholars, you’re in communication with the devil.
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Business? It’s quite simple; it’s other people’s money.
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When a man resolves to avenge himself, he should first of all tear out the heart from his breast.
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