Her delight in the smallest things was like that of a child. There were days when she ran in the garden, like a child of ten, after a butterfly or a dragon-fly. This courtesan who had cost more money in… — Alexandre Dumas-fils Copy Share
“The difference between genius and stupidity is: genius has its limits.” — Alexandre Dumas-fils Copy Share Image
Her delight in the smallest things was like that of a child. There were days when she ran in the garden, like a child of ten, after a butterfly or a dragon-fly. This courtesan who had cost more money in bouquets than would have kept a whole family in comfort, would sometimes sit on the grass for an hour, examining… — Alexandre Dumas-fils Copy Share
Be good, be young, be true! Evil is nothing but vanity, let us have the pride of good, and above all let us never… — Alexandre Dumas-fils Copy Share Image
The chains of marriage are so heavy that it takes two to bear them, sometimes three. — Alexandre Dumas-fils Copy Share Image
Love without esteem cannot go far or reach high. It is an angel with only one wing. — Alexandre Dumas-fils Copy Share Image
“I gave myself to you sooner than I ever did to any man, I swear to you; and do you know why? Because when you saw me spitting blood you took my hand; because you wept; because you are the only human being who has ever pitied me. I am going to say a mad thing to you: I once… — Alexandre Dumas-fils Copy Share
The child is small, and he includes the man; the brain is narrow, and it harbours thought; the eye is but a point, and… — Alexandre Dumas-fils Copy Share Image
“God almost always opens two ways which lead thither, the ways of sorrow and of love.” — Alexandre Dumas-fils Copy Share Image
We are not allowed to have hearts, under penalty of being hooted down. — Alexandre Dumas-fils Copy Share Image
“Here is Christianity with its marvellous parable of the Prodigal Son to teach us indulgence and pardon. Jesus was full of love for souls… — Alexandre Dumas-fils Copy Share Image
“Well, sir, embrace me once, as you would embrace your daughter, and I swear to you that that kiss, the only chaste kiss I… — Alexandre Dumas-fils Copy Share Image
We must have done something very wicked before we were born, or else we must be going to be very happy indeed when we… — Alexandre Dumas-fils Copy Share Image
