Alexandre Dumas Quotes
All human wisdom is summed up in two words; wait and hope.
You are very amiable, no doubt, but you would be charming if you would only depart.
Philosophy cannot be taught; it is the application of the sciences to truth.
Friendship consists in forgetting; what one gives, and remembering what one receives.
If God were suddenly condemned to live the life which he has inflicted upon men, He would kill Himself.
A good surgeon operates with his hand, not with his heart.
Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures.
True love always makes a man better, no matter what woman inspires it.
Mastery of language affords one remarkable opportunities.
My father was a Creole, his father a Negro, and his father a monkey; my family, it seems, begins where yours left of.
A husband is always a sensible man; he never thinks of marrying.
All generalizations are dangerous, even this one.
The custom and fashion of today will be the awkwardness and outrage of tomorrow - so arbitrary are these transient laws.
I prefer rogues to imbeciles, because they sometimes take a rest.
The chain of wedlock is so heavy that it takes two to carry it - sometimes three.
So rapid is the flight of dreams upon the wings of imagination.
Nothing succeeds like success.
It is neccessary to have wished for death in order to know how good it is to live.
How did I escape? With difficulty. How did I plan this moment? With pleasure.
For all evils there are two remedies - time and silence.
How is it that little children are so intelligent and men so stupid? It must be education that does it.
Infatuated, half through conceit, half through love of my art, I achieve the impossible working as no one else ever works.
Only a man who has felt ultimate despair is capable of feeling ultimate bliss.
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.
Haste is a poor counselor
Business? It's quite simple; it's other people's money.
Hatred is blind; rage carries you away; and he who pours out vengeance runs the risk of tasting a bitter draught.
There is nothing more galling to angry people than the coolness of those on whom they wish to vent their spleen.
