Alexandre Dumas

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“There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state with another, nothing more. He who has felt the deepest grief is best able to experience supreme happiness. We must have felt what it is to die, Morrel, that we may appreciate the enjoyments of life.

" Live, then, and be happy, beloved children of my heart, and never forget, that until the day God will deign to reveal the future to man, all human wisdom is contained in these two words, 'Wait and Hope.”

― Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870)

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“All human wisdom is contained in these two words - Wait and Hope”

― Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870)

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“Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures.”

― Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870)

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“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 (1802-1870)

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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.”

― Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870)

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“For all evils there are two remedies - time and silence.”

― Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870)

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“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.”

― Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870)

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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.”

― Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870)

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“All generalizations are dangerous, even this one.”

― Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870)

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“One's work may be finished someday, but one's education never.”

― Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870)

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“All for one and one for all, united we stand divided we fall.”

― Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870)

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“So much the worse for those who fear wine, for it is because they have some bad thoughts which they are afraid the liquor will extract from their hearts.”

― Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870)

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“The merit of all things lies in their difficulty.”

― Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870)

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“Philosophy cannot be taught; it is the application of the sciences to truth.”

― Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870)

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“How is it that little children are so intelligent and men so stupid? It must be education that does it”

― Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870)

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“Haste is a poor counselor”

― Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870)

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“Order is the key to all problems.”

― Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870)

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

― Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870)

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"Business? It's quite simple; it's other people's money."

― Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870)

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"Moral wounds have this peculiarity - they may be hidden, but they never close; always painful, always ready to bleed when touched, they remain fresh and open in the heart."

― Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870)

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"Mastery of language affords one remarkable opportunities."

― Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870)