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.
ALEXANDRE DUMASWe’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
More Alexandre Dumas Quotes
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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.
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One’s work may be finished someday, but one’s education never.
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True love always makes a man better, no matter who the woman is that inspires it.
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A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms against himself.
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A weakened mind always sees everything through a black veil. The soul makes its own horizons; your soul is dark, which is why you see such a cloudy sky.
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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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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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Order is the key to all problems.
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The tree forsakes not the flower: the flower falls from the tree.
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Mastery of language affords one remarkable opportunities.
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Be kind. Aim for my heart.
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Joy takes a strange effect at times, it seems to oppress us almost the same as sorrow.
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Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures.
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Oh! The good times when we were so unhappy.
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No, I slept as I always do when I am bored and have not the courage to amuse myself, or when I am hungry and have not the desire to eat.
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