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Return to the world still more brilliant because of your former sorrows. — Alexandre Dumas

If you wish to discover the guilty person, first find out to whom the crime might be useful. — Alexandre Dumas

Joy takes a strange effect at times, it seems to oppress us almost the same as sorrow. — Alexandre Dumas

The wretched and the miserable should turn to their Savior first, yet they do not hope in Him until all other hope is exhausted. — Alexandre Dumas

Oh, the wickedness of man is very great," said Villefort, "since it surpasses the goodness of God. — Alexandre Dumas

We had an awesome locker room of girls, and I'm honored to have shared a locker room with all those girls. — Amy Dumas

Too big for a youth, too small for a grown man, — Alexandre Dumas

Napoleon has still retained a train of parasitical satellites. — Alexandre Dumas

We have our clothes, some more splendid than others, - this is our credit; but when a man dies he has only his skin; — Alexandre Dumas

I always said that this cadet from Gascony was a well of wisdom," murmured Athos; — Alexandre Dumas

Do you think that, if I did, I would lead you to the answer inch by inch, like a dramatist or a novelist? — Alexandre Dumas

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

God will give me justice — Alexandre Dumas

Elinor Lipman is to tweets what Shakespeare is to sonnets. — Firoozeh Dumas

Truly generous men are always ready to become sympathetic when their enemy's misfortune surpasses the limits of their hatred. — Alexandre Dumas

Be kind, aim for my heart. — Alexandre Dumas

Hard decisions, sacrifices doesn't keep you warm at night, life's too damn short, too damn long to continue without someone at your side — Alexandre Dumas

I do as I please, Monsieur Beauchamp, and believe me, what I do is always well done. — Alexandre Dumas

Happiness is like those palaces in fairytales whose gates are guarded by dragons: We must fight in order to conquer it. — Alexandre Dumas

There are two medicines for all ills: time and silence. — Alexandre Dumas

Paleness is always looked upon as a strong proof of aristocratic descent and distinguished breeding. — Alexandre Dumas

Unhappiness cannot but draw tighter the bonds which hold us fast to one another, General Dumas had written to Marie-Louise as he made his way home. — Tom Reiss

Be good, be young, be true! Evil is nothing but vanity, let us have the pride of good, and above all let us never despair. — Alexandre Dumas-fils

Have no secrets from you. This, then, is what saddens me." "Wait a minute, Porthos; let me first — Alexandre Dumas

Who are you?"
"The devil," she said. "The devil in love. — Arturo Perez-Reverte

I never swear, Monseigneur. I say Yes or No, and as I am a gentleman, I keep my word. — Alexandre Dumas

D'Artagnan looked for some tapestry behind which he might hide himself, and felt an immense inclination to crawl under the table. — Alexandre Dumas

Robin Buss is a writer and translator who contributes regularly to The Times Educational Supplement, The Times Literary Supplement and other papers. — Alexandre Dumas

One has always had a childhood, whatever one becomes. — Alexandre Dumas-fils

it cost me more, but I have nothing to fear. — Alexandre Dumas

Paid the last debt of nature — Alexandre Dumas

There is only one serious matter to be considered in life, and that is death. — Alexandre Dumas

It is necessary ... to yield to the storm, purchase a peace, and wait patiently for better times. — Alexandre Dumas

Ah," said the jailer, "do not always brood over what is impossible, or you will be mad in a fortnight. — Alexandre Dumas

Is there anything else I can assist you in discovering, besides the villany of your friends? — Alexandre Dumas

In this world, all
men, women, and kings
must live for the present. We can only live for the future for God — Alexandre Dumas

No one is as brave, as adventurous or as skillful as D'Artagnan, without at the same time being inclined to be a dreamer. — Alexandre Dumas

Come, let us be bored together — Alexandre Dumas

Armed to the teeth?" "He had not even a knitting-needle. — Alexandre Dumas

Hatred is blind and anger deaf: the one who pours himself a cup of vengeance is likely to drink a bitter draught. — Alexandre Dumas

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. — Alexandre Dumas

But he laughed as the English do at the end of his teeth. — Alexandre Dumas

Passion can blind even those who are ordinarily the most clear-headed. — Alexandre Dumas

As I look at it, a millionth part of a railway is worth fully as much as an acre of waste land on the banks of the Ohio. — Alexandre Dumas

he had so long ceased to have any intercourse with the world, that he looked upon himself as dead. The — Alexandre Dumas

You are young," replied Athos, "and your bitter memories have time to change into sweet ones. — Alexandre Dumas

You are very amiable, no doubt, but you would be charming if you would only depart. — Alexandre Dumas

Life is no more than the repeated fulfilling of a permanent desire. — Alexandre Dumas

Do not value money for any more nor any less than its worth; it is a good servant but a bad master. — Thomas-Alexandre Dumas

It's necessary to have wished for death in order to know how good it is to live. — Alexandre Dumas

It is almost as difficult to keep a first class person in a fourth class job, as it is to keep a fourth class person in a first class job. — Alexandre Dumas

What fragile and unknown threads the destinies of nations and the lives of men are suspended. — Alexandre Dumas

Then Monsieur is satisfied?" asked Planchet. "My dear Planchet, I am the happiest of men!" "And I may profit by Monsieur's happiness, and go to bed? — Alexandre Dumas

Oh Heaven! You sometimes bear with such injustice on earth, that I understand why there are wretches who doubt in your existence. — Alexandre Dumas

Is the world filled with tigers and crocodiles?" "Yes; and remember that two-legged tigers and crocodiles are more dangerous than the others." "Never — Alexandre Dumas

Hands are indispensable for priests of the inferior orders, when they bestow the benediction. — Alexandre Dumas

Love without esteem cannot go far or reach high. It is an angel with only one wing. — Alexandre Dumas-fils

And knitted his brow like a man disquieted. "The devil!" murmured he, between his teeth. "Can Treville have set this Gascon upon — Alexandre Dumas

The air in Provence is impregnated with the aroma of garlic, which makes it very healthful to breathe. — Alexandre Dumas

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. — Alexandre Dumas

He's right: They have to put madmen with madmen. — Alexandre Dumas

That man made a deep impression on me; I shall never forget his countenance!" The Englishman smiled imperceptibly. — Alexandre Dumas

We are always in a hurry to be happy, M. Danglars; for when we have suffered a long time, we have great difficulty in believing in good fortune. But — Alexandre Dumas

God is full of mercy for everyone, as He has been towards you. He is a father before He is a judge. — Alexandre Dumas

Women and doors - did I not tell you, friend Porthos, that they are always to be managed by gentleness? - D'Artagnan — Alexandre Dumas

Punctuality is the politness of kings" p.154 — Alexandre Dumas

God may sometimes appear to forget, when his justice is resting; but the time always comes when he remembers ... — Alexandre Dumas

Never did a man deeply in love allow the clocks to go on peacefully. — Alexandre Dumas

Good Heaven! That is enough to drive away all my pains; I could mount him with thirty balls in my body. On my soul, handsome stirrups! — Alexandre Dumas

Man does not steal, he conquers — Alexandre Dumas

Philosophy cannot be taught; it is the application of the sciences to truth. — Alexandre Dumas

I have always had more dread of a pen, a bottle of ink, and a sheet of paper than of a sword or pistol. — Alexandre Dumas

It is feared that it may be the smallpox, sir," replied Porthos ... "and what is serious is that it will certainly spoil his face. — Alexandre Dumas

( ... ) the tree forsakes not the flower: the flower falls from the tree. — Alexandre Dumas

There is no friendship that cares about an overheard secret. — Alexandre Dumas

All for one and one for all. — Alexandre Dumas

God is merciful to all, as he has been to you; he is first a father, then a judge. — Alexandre Dumas

Comte de la Fere, Touching Some Events Which Passed in France Toward the End of the Reign of King Louis XIII and the Commencement of the Reign — Alexandre Dumas

What is offered from a generous heart should be accepted generously. — Alexandre Dumas

We have said that Athos loved d'Artagnan like a child, and this somber and inflexible personage felt the anxiety of a parent for the young man. — Alexandre Dumas

Life is so uncertain, that we ought to secure happiness while it is within our reach. — Alexandre Dumas

Patience is not my dominant virtue.
D'Artagnan — Alexandre Dumas

The soul makes its own horizons; your soul is overcast, and that is why the sky seems stormy to you. — Alexandre Dumas

If God were suddenly condemned to live the life which He has inflicted upon men, He would kill Himself. — Alexandre Dumas

I needed some real danger and some mortal risk to run, to tranquilize me. — Thomas-Alexandre Dumas

How did I escape? With difficulty. How did I plan this moment? With pleasure. — Alexandre Dumas

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 Dumas

The pride of those who cannot edify lies in destruction — Alexandre Dumas

Mazarin, in his character of cardinal and prime minister, was almost an atheist, and quite a materialist. — Alexandre Dumas

There is a sort of consolation at the contemplation of the yawning abyss, at the bottom of which lie darkness and obscurity. Edmond — Alexandre Dumas

Athos was delighted to find he was going to fight an Englishman. We might say that was his dream. — Alexandre Dumas

Parrying like a man who had the greatest respect for his own epidermis. — Alexandre Dumas

Ah, lips that say one thing, while the heart thinks another, — Alexandre Dumas

It is often woman who inspires us with the great things that she prevents us from accomplishing — Alexandre Dumas

And now gentlemen, all for one, one for all - that is our motto, is it not? — Alexandre Dumas

so powerful is the influence of a truly great character on all that surrounds it. — Alexandre Dumas

At bottom the character of M. Bonacieux was one of profound selfishness mixed with sordid avarice, the whole seasoned with extreme cowardice. — Alexandre Dumas

My best works are erotic displays of mental confusions.. with intrusions of irrelevant information. — Marlene Dumas

For there are two distinct sorts of ideas: Those that proceed from the head and those that emanate from the heart. — Alexandre Dumas

Haste is a poor counselor — Alexandre Dumas