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So he went down, smiling sceptically and mutter the final word in human wisdom: ‘Perhaps!

Alexandre Dumas

Besides we are men, and after all it is our business to risk our lives.
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Business Live Man Ourselves Risk
When you compare the sorrows of real life to the pleasures of the imaginary one, you will never want to live again, only to dream forever.
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Comparison Dreams Forever Imagination Life Oneself Reality Sorrow
Without reflecting that this is the only moment in which you can study character,” said the count; “on the steps of the scaffold death tears off the mask that has been worn through life, and the real visage is disclosed.
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Character Count Death Life Moments Reality Reflection Visage
If it is ones lot to be cast among fools, one must learn foolishness.
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Fools Learning Oneself
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
Misfortune does not help us to believe.
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Believe Deep Misery Misfortune
And now, farewell to kindness, humanity and gratitude… I have substituted myself for Providence in rewarding the good; may the God of vengeance now yield me His place to punish the wicked.
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Farewell Kindness Place Punish Revenge Reward Substitute
There are people who are willing to suffer and swallow their tears at leisure, and God will no doubt reward them in heaven for their resignation; but those who have the will to struggle strike back at fate in retaliation for the blows they receive.
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Blow Heaven People Resignation Struggle Suffering Tears Willing
Youth is a blossom whose fruit is love; happy is he who plucks it after watching it slowly ripen.
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Blossom Fruit Ripe Slow Watch Youth
I prefer the wicked rather than the foolish. The wicked sometimes rest.
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Fools Myself Rest
Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures.
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Adventure Fear Myself Seek
I do not often laugh, sir, as you may perceive by the air of my countenance; but nevertheless, I retain the privilege of laughing when I please.
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Laughter Myself Please Privilege
Be kind. Aim for my heart.
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Heart Kind Myself
All for one and one for all, united we stand divided we fall.
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Division Fall Togetherness Unity
In politics, my dear fellow, you know, as well as I do, there are no men, but ideas – no feelings, but interests; in politics we do not kill a man, we only remove an obstacle, that is all.
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Feeling Ideas Kill Known Man Obstacle Politics Removal
Love is the most selfish of all the passions.
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Love Passion Selfish

So he went down, smiling sceptically and mutter the final word in human wisdom: ‘Perhaps!

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