Memorable Quotes and quotations from Alexandre DumasAlexandre Dumas French dramatist & novelist (1802 - 1870)Alexandre Dumas - fils - If God were suddenly condemned to live the life which He has inflicted upon men, He would kill Himself. Alexandre Dumas - - Jealousy is the art of injuring ourselves more than others. Alexandre Dumas - - Rogues are preferable to imbeciles because they sometimes take a rest. Alexandre Dumas - - A husband is always a sensible man; he never thinks of marrying. Alexandre Dumas - - It is only rarely 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. Alexandre Dumas - - All generalizations are dangerous, even this one. Alexandre Dumas - The Count of Monte Cristo - There is neither happiness nor unhappiness in this world; there is only the comparison of one state with another. Only a man who has felt ultimate despair is capable of feeling ultimate bliss. It is necessary to have wished for death in order to know how good life is to live. Alexandre Dumas - Translation from "The Count of Monte Cristo" - Until divinity decides to reveal the future to human kind, the sum of all human wisdom is contained in these two words: Wait and Hope. |
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