Quotes from Alexandre Dumas

Es necesario que la naturaleza vencida muera sobre el campo de batalla, es preciso que la realidad suceda al sueño, y entonces es el sueño el que domina absolutamente, y la vida se hace sueño y el sueño se hace vida.

M. Morrel realized that there was no sense in trying to argue in the circumstances: a commissioner wearing his sash is no longer a man but a statue of the law, cold, deaf and dumb.

Now, to follow out this reasoning, what is the marvellous?—that which we do not understand. What is it that we really desire?—that which we cannot obtain.

La sua giovinezza gli riapparve portando tutti i ricordi soavi, che sono profumi piuttosto che pensieri. Da quel passato al presente c'era un abisso. Ma la fantasia ha il volto dell'angelo e del baleno; essa varca i mari nei quali abbiamo corso il rischio di naufragare, le tenebre dove si sono perdute le nostre illusioni, gli abissi che hanno inghiottito la nostra felicità

Per quanto l'uomo sia indurito nel pericolo, e ben prevenuto contro di esso, capisce sempre dal fremito del cuore e dal brivido della carne l'enorme differenza che esiste tra il sogno e la realtà, fra il progetto e l'esecuzione.

The fowl must have been sought for a long time on the perch, to which it had retired to die of old age. The devil! thought Porthos, this is poor work. I respect old age, but I don't much like it boiled or roasted.

Lucullus dines with Lucullus,' that is quite sufficient.

Woman is sacred. The woman one loves is holy.

Le bonheur est comme ces palais des îles enchantées dont les dragons gardent les portes. Il faut combattre pour le conquérir

Men's minds are raised to the level of the women with whom they associate.

Ceea ce lipseÈ™te judec??ilor mele de ast?zi e aprecierea exact? a trecutului, deoarece îl rev?d la cap?tul cel?lalt al orizontului. Pe m?sur? ce înaint?m, trecutul se È™terge în urma noastr? ca un peisaj prin care trecem. Mi se întâmpl? ceea ce se întâmpl? oamenilor care s-au r?nit în vis: îÈ™i privesc È™i îÈ™i simt rana, dar nu-È™i aduc aminte c? au primit-o.

But, alas, I have heard it said that hearts inflamed by obstacles to their desire grew cold in time of security;

Ah! —dijo Montecristo—, es uno de los orgullos de nuestra pobre humanidad el creerse cada hombre más desgraciado que cualquier otro que gime y llora a su lado.

But, it is well known, what strikes the capricious mind of the poet is not always what affects the mass of readers. Now

So, do live and be happy, children dear to my heart, and never forget that, until the day when God deigns to unveil the future to mankind, all human wisdom is contained in these two words: 'wait' and 'hope'!

The feet of Raoul were over the edge of the cliff, bathed in that void which is peopled by vertigo, and provokes to self-annihilation.

Înainte de a-È›i fi fric?, vezi just; când È›i-e fric?, vezi dublu; iar dup? ce È›i-a fost fric?, vezi tulbure.

Yes; and remember that two-legged tigers and crocodiles are more dangerous than the others.

Nu plânge, Maria! zise regele. Ne vom întâlni acolo, sus... Din lumea asta nu te regret decât pe tine. Dac? te-aÈ™ putea lua cu mine aÈ™ fi fericit c? mor. C?l?toria la cer e mult mai frumoas? decât cea din Italia. ?i apoi, mi se pare c? f?r? mine, n-ai s? mai fii fericit?. Te vor face s? suferi... ÎÈ›i va fi frig, vei fi singur?; te vor ucide, draga mea! Asta m? nec?jeÈ™te mai mult decât moartea!

fait pour être si facilement heureux! Le bonheur est comme ces palais des îles enchantées dont les dragons gardent les portes. Il faut combattre pour le conquérir, et moi, en vérité, je ne sais en quoi j'ai mérité le bonheur d'être le mari de Mercédès.

Toewijding. Een mooi woord voor streven dat op hoop is gebaseerd.

Le bonheur est comme ces palais des îles enchantées dont les dragons gardent les portes. Il faut combattre pour le conquérir, et moi, en vérité, je ne sais en quoi j'ai mérité le bonheur d'être le mari de Mercédès.

Tell me," replied Faria, "what has hindered you from knocking down your jailer with a piece of wood torn from your bedstead, dressing yourself in his clothes, and endeavoring to escape?" "Simply the fact that the idea never occurred to me," answered Dantes.

maintenant tu ne peux plus m'offrir ni joies, ni douleurs. Adieu, Paris ! adieu !