We must have done something very wicked before we were born, or else we must be going to be very happy indeed when we are dead, for God to let this life have all the tortures of expiation and all… — Alexandre Dumas-fils Copy Share Image
“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
