“There are misfortunes in life that no one will accept; people would rather believe in the supernatural and the impossible.”
— Alexandre Dumas
“Learn ever to separate the king and the principle of royalty. The king is but man; royalty is the spirit of God. When you are in doubt as to which you should serve, forsake the material appearance for the invisible principle, for this is everything.”
— Alexandre Dumas
“I am strong against everything, except against the death of those I love. He who dies gains; he who sees others die loses.”
— Alexandre Dumas
“We are often criminals in the eyes of the earth, not only for having committed crimes, but because we know that crimes have been committed.”
— Alexandre Dumas
“My friend, the pleasures to which we are not accustomed oppress us more than the griefs with which we are familiar.”
— Alexandre Dumas
“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
“We are always in a hurry to be happy,... for when we have suffered a long time, we have great difficulty in believing in good fortune.”
— Alexandre Dumas
“All human wisdom is contained in these two words, Wait and Hope.”
— Alexandre Dumas
“Happiness is like one of those palaces on an enchanted island, its gates guarded by dragons. One must fight to gain it.”
— Alexandre Dumas