Quotes from Alexandre Dumas

Is it not natural that the madman, ignorant of his folly, should attempt things beyond his power?

Every day he spoke of the immensity of the treasure, explaining to Dantes all the good a man could do for his friends in our modern times with such a fortune. At those moments Dantes' face would darken, for he thought of how much harm a man could do to his enemies in our modern times with such a fortune.

the count, with the smile which he made at will either terrible or benevolent

a man, with his face half-covered by a black beard, and who, concealed behind the sentry-box, watched the scene with delight, uttered these words in a low tone: Be happy, noble heart, be blessed for all the good thou hast done and wilt do hereafter, and let my gratitude remain in obscurity like your good deeds.

already lowered, and in it were four oarsmen and a coxswain. The

Oh, man, man—race of crocodiles

you compensate for your mistakes in so gentlemanly a way, that one almost feels obliged to you for having committed them.

Speak on, madame, speak on, Queen, said Buckingham; the sweetness of your voice covers the harshness of your words.

On n'est jamais quitte envers ceux qui nous ont obligés, dit Dantès, car lorsqu'on ne leur doit plus l'argent, on leur doit la reconnaissance.

One easily believes what one desires.

You don't write down every evening what has happened during the day: you don't keep a diary?' 'No. Alas, my life is spent in frivolous trifles, which I even forget myself.

Ah c'est que tu as vingt ans, toi, et que tu peux oublier le passé, j'en ai cinquante, et je suis bien forcé de m'en souvenir

disinterestedness is the brightest ray in which a noble sword can shine.

the cries had ceased, and the tempest continued to rage.

Leren is nog geen weten. Er zijn weters en er zijn geleerden. Het geheugen maakt de eerste soort, de wijsheid de tweede.

Qu'Est-ce que la mort? Un degré de plus dans le calme et deux peut-être dans le silence.

Hush, La Carconte. It is God's pleasure that things should be so.

he cursed his fellow-man who had snatched him from his joyous life to plunge him into a dungeon; he cursed his God who had let this happen; he cried aloud to whatever powers might be that could grant him revenge and liberty.

Je vous souhaite une vie assez calme, assez heureuse, et assez remplie pour qu'il n'y ait place pour mon souvenir

it is true, then, that all our actions leave their traces—some sad, others bright—on our paths; it is true that every step in our lives is like the course of an insect on the sands;—it leaves its track! Alas, to many the path is traced by tears.

and though it was three in the morning, and he had to traverse some of the nastiest quarters in Paris, trouble passed him by. Everyone knows that God watches over drunkards and lovers.

la joie pour les cÅ"urs qui ont longtemps souffert est pareille à la rosée pour les terres desséchées par le soleil; cÅ"ur et terre absorbent cette pluie bienfaisante qui tombe sur eux, et rien n'en apparaît au-dehors.

After which, satisfied with the way he had conducted himself at Meung, free of remorse for the past, confident in the present, and full of hope for the future, he went to bed and slept the sleep of the just.

ni?an kurdelesini takm?? bir komiser art?k bir insan de?ildir, yasan?n so?uk, sa??r ve dilsiz heykelidir.