All human wisdom is contained in these two words''Wait and Hope — Alexandre Dumas Hope Copy Share Image
True, I have raped history, but it has produced some beautiful offspring. — Alexandre Dumas Beautiful Copy Share Image
“The plan is not wanting in grandeur; I see but one impediment.” “What is it?” “Impossibility.” — Alexandre Dumas Impediment Copy Share Image
“We are entitled to violate history, provided that it results in handsome offspring.” — Alexandre Dumas Aphorisms Copy Share Image
“on ne peut combattre l'extrême préoccupation que par l'extrême insouciance.” — Alexandre Dumas Insouciance Copy Share Image
“Darling, has not the count just told us that all human wisdom is summed up in two words? Wait and hope.” — Alexandre Dumas Hope Copy Share Image
In business, sir, one has no friends, only correspondents. — Alexandre Dumas Business Copy Share Image
God is full of mercy for everyone, as He has been towards you. He is a father before He is a judge. — Alexandre Dumas Compassion Copy Share Image
“Sleep is a very capricious goddess, and it is precisely when she is invoked that she delays coming. - Page 184” — Alexandre Dumas Copy Share Image
“Già, siete barone per i domestici, signore per i giornalisti, cittadino per i vostri elettori. Sono sfumature che si addicono assai a… — Alexandre Dumas Amor Copy Share Image
“Moral wounds have the peculiarity that they are invisible, but do not close: always painful, always ready to bleed when touched, they… — Alexandre Dumas Character Copy Share Image
Capricious and unfaithful, the king wished to be called Louis the Just and Louis the Chaste. Posterity will find a difficulty in… — Alexandre Dumas Copy Share Image
“What, no wine?" said Dantes, turning pale, and looking alternately at the hollow cheeks of the old man and the empty cupboards.… — Alexandre Dumas Empty cup Copy Share Image
“what despair to see a woman one loves longing for those thousand nothings from which women compose their happiness, and to be… — Alexandre Dumas Despair Copy Share Image
“I do not often laugh, sir,” answered the unknown. “As you may yourself discover by the expression of my continence. But yet… — Alexandre Dumas Comedy Copy Share Image
The wretched and miserable should turn to their Saviour first, yet they do not hope in Him until all other hope is… — Alexandre Dumas Copy Share Image
Does the open wound in another's breast soften the pain of the gaping wound in our own? Or does the blood which… — Alexandre Dumas Copy Share Image
“The king! I thought he was philosopher enough to allow that there was no murder in politics. In politics, my dear fellow,… — Alexandre Dumas Copy Share Image
“relaxing his sentiment of pride, he addressed his supplications, not to God, but to man. God is always the last resource. Unfortunates,… — Alexandre Dumas Copy Share Image
“And without waiting for the answer of the newcomer to this proof of affection, M. de Treville seized his right hand and… — Alexandre Dumas Copy Share Image
Are there not some places where we seem to breathe sadness? — why, we cannot tell. It is a chain of recollections… — Alexandre Dumas Copy Share Image
“As it was a time of war between the Catholics and the Huguenots, and as he saw the Catholics exterminate the Huguenots… — Alexandre Dumas Faith Copy Share Image
“This piece of iron which he had been allowed to keep aroused a more profound wave of gratitude towards heaven in his… — Alexandre Dumas Blessings Copy Share Image
“The kingdoms of kings are confined, either by mountains or rivers, or by a change in customs or by a difference of… — Alexandre Dumas Change Copy Share Image
“So like Athos." thought Aramis; "That which is actually good never alters.” — Alexandre Dumas Copy Share Image
If you wish to discover the guilty person, first find out to whom the crime might be useful. — Alexandre Dumas Crime Copy Share Image
“But there is this terrible thing in evil thoughts, that evil minds soon grow familiar with them.” — Alexandre Dumas Evil Copy Share Image
“The soul makes its own horizons; your soul is overcast, and that is why the sky seems stormy to you.” — Alexandre Dumas Overcast Copy Share Image
“You are young," replied Athos, "and your bitter memories have time to change into sweet ones.” — Alexandre Dumas Memories Copy Share Image
“She crammed so much knowledge into her head to alleviate the weight in her heart” — Alexandre Dumas Heart Copy Share Image
“I am orderly out of spirit of idleness, to save myself the trouble of looking after things...” — Alexandre Dumas Idleness Copy Share Image
“How well I know you by your deeds and how invariably you succeed in living down to what one expects of you!” — Alexandre Dumas Copy Share Image
“...that lovely brow, around which stars of diamonds formed a tremulous circlet...” — Alexandre Dumas Astronomy Copy Share Image
“It's necessary to have wished for death in order to know how good it is to live.” — Alexandre Dumas Death Copy Share Image
“But I lay aside that pride before God, who has taken me from nothing to make me what I am” — Alexandre Dumas God Copy Share Image
'' Women inspire us to great things, and prevents us from achieving them. '' — Alexandre Dumas Feminism Copy Share Image
Within six months, if I am not dead, I shall have seen you again, madam--even if I have to overturn the world. — Alexandre Dumas Copy Share Image
“...paleness is always looked upon as a strong proof of aristocratic descent and distinguished breeding.” — Alexandre Dumas Aristocratic Copy Share Image
