God is merciful to all, as he has been to you; he is first a father, then a judge.
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
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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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I am hungry, feed me; I am bored, amuse me.
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Business? It’s quite simple; it’s other people’s money.
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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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Hatred is blind; rage carries you away; and he who pours out vengeance runs the risk of tasting a bitter draught.
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The custom and fashion of today will be the awkwardness and outrage of tomorrow – so arbitrary are these transient laws.
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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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You are very amiable, no doubt, but you would be charming if you would only depart.
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Unfortunates, who ought to begin with God, do not have any hope in him till they have exhausted all other means of deliverance.
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There is no friendship that cares about an overheard secret.
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I prefer the wicked rather than the foolish. The wicked sometimes rest.
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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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So he went down, smiling sceptically and mutter the final word in human wisdom: ‘Perhaps!
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In every country where independence has taken the place of liberty, the first desire of a manly heart is to possess a weapon which at once renders him capable of defence or attack, and, by rendering its owner fearsome, makes him feared.
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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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