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There are misfortunes in life that no one will accept; people would rather believe in the supernatural and the impossible.

Alexandre Dumas

Remember that what has once been done may be done again.
ALEXANDRE DUMAS

Betrayal Fake Remember Revenge
We’ll go where the air is pure, where all sounds are soothing, where, no matter how proud one may be, one feels humble and finds oneself small- in short, we’ll go to the sea. I love the sea as one loves a mistress and I long for her when I haven’t seen her for some time
ALEXANDRE DUMAS

Finding Humble Oneself Pure Soothing Sound
We must never expect discretion in first love: it is accompanied by such excessive joy that unless the joy is allowed to overflow, it will choke you.
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Accompany Allow Choke Excessive Expectation Love
The difference between treason and patriotism is only a matter of dates.
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Date Difference Patriotism
Be kind. Aim for my heart.
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Heart Kind Myself
If it is ones lot to be cast among fools, one must learn foolishness.
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Fools Learning Oneself
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.
ALEXANDRE DUMAS

Friendship Life Man Moments Storm Young Yourself
Learning does not make one learned: there are those who have knowledge and those who have understanding. The first requires memory and the second philosophy.
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Knowledge Learning Memories Oneself Philosophy Understanding
What a fool I was, not to tear my heart out on the day when I resolved to revenge myself!
ALEXANDRE DUMAS

Fools Heart Myself Revenge Tears
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.
ALEXANDRE DUMAS

Farewell Kindness Place Punish Revenge Reward Substitute
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.
ALEXANDRE DUMAS

Body Forever Forget Remember See Sight Soul Way
Truly generous men are always ready to become sympathetic when their enemy’s misfortune surpasses the limits of their hatred.
ALEXANDRE DUMAS

Fortune Generosity Hate Limitation True
So he went down, smiling sceptically and mutter the final word in human wisdom: ‘Perhaps!
ALEXANDRE DUMAS

Final Himself Smile Wisdom
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.
ALEXANDRE DUMAS

Believe Difficult Fortune Goodness Happiness Hurry Suffering
Hatred is blind; rage carries you away; and he who pours out vengeance runs the risk of tasting a bitter draught.
ALEXANDRE DUMAS

Bitter Blind Hate Rage Risk Task
The custom and fashion of today will be the awkwardness and outrage of tomorrow – so arbitrary are these transient laws.
ALEXANDRE DUMAS

Awkward Custom Fashion Future Law

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