--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Look, look,' cried the count, seizing the…" description: "\"“Look, look,' cried the count, seizing the young man's hands - \"look, for on my soul it is curious. Here is a man who had resigned himself to his fate,..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/293/alexandre-dumas-436_alexandre-dumas_look-look-cried-the-count-seizing-the-yo_3182746.jpg" --- # Look, look,' cried the count, seizing the young man's… ![“Look, look,' cried the count, seizing the young man's hands - "look, for on my soul it is curious. Here is a man who had resigned himself to his fate, who was going to the scaffold to die - like a coward, it is true, but he was about to die without resistance. Do you know what gave him strength?…” quote by Alexandre Dumas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/293/alexandre-dumas-436_alexandre-dumas_look-look-cried-the-count-seizing-the-yo_3182746.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/293/alexandre-dumas-436_alexandre-dumas_look-look-cried-the-count-seizing-the-yo_3182746.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/293/alexandre-dumas-436_alexandre-dumas_look-look-cried-the-count-seizing-the-yo_3182746.jpg) > ““Look, look,' cried the count, seizing the young man's hands - "look, for on my soul it is curious. Here is a man who had resigned himself to his fate, who was going to the scaffold to die - like a coward, it is true, but he was about to die without resistance. Do you know what gave him strength? - do you know what consoled him? It was, that another partook of his punishment - that another partook of his anguish - that another was to die before him. Lead two sheep to the butcher's, two oxen to the slaughterhouse, and make one of them understand that his companion will not die; the sheep will bleat for pleasure, the ox will bellow with joy. But man - man, who God created in his own image - man, upon whom God has laid his first, his sole commandment, to love his neighbour - man, to whom God has given a voice to express his thoughts - what is his first cry when he hears his fellowman is saved? A blasphemy. Honour to man, this masterpiece of nature, this king of the creation!”” [Alexandre Dumas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandre-dumas/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Shared suffering creates solidarity; witnessing another's pain can inspire compassion and purpose. **In simple terms:** Seeing others suffer can give us strength. Key Takeaway Find purpose in shared hardship. Themes compassion solidarity purpose Mood reflective inspirational Type philosophical literary When to use this quote - war - prison - community support Key Concepts altruism existential meaning Questions to Reflect On - What does shared pain teach us? - How can we turn empathy into action? A Different Perspective Assumes all share the same moral framework. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Anguish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anguish/) [Death](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/death/) [Fellowship](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fellowship/) [God](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/god/) [God Created](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/god-created/) [Man](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/man/) [Nature](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nature/) ## Related quotes > [“The king! I thought he was philosopher enough to allow that there was no murder in politics. 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