Quotes from Alexandre Dumas

What, have I been on the wrong road for the past ten years? What, can it be that in a single hour the architect can become convinced that the work into which he has put all his hopes was, if not impossible, then sacriligeous?

one man may insult fifty—it is the privilege of weakness.

Benim bir kitab?m var, umar?m bize mutluluk getirir.

It needs misfortune to be able to dig up in those secret mines, which are hidden in man's soul.

He had frequently called for capital punishment on criminals, and owing to his irresistible eloquence they had been condemned, and yet the slightest shadow of remorse had never clouded Villefort's brow, because they were guilty; at least, he believed so; but here was an innocent man whose happiness he had destroyed. In this case he was not the judge, but the executioner.

Be philosophers, like me, gentlemen: come around the table and let us drink.

falsehood is a mask; and however well made the mask may be, with a little attention we may always succeed in distinguishing it from the true face.

I like ghosts. I have heard it said that the dead have never done, in six thousand years, as much evil as the living do in a single day.

Birinin yokluÄŸunun kederi, diÄŸerinin yokluÄŸunun sevincini dengeliyordu.

until the day when God deigns to unveil the future to mankind, all human wisdom is contained in these two words: 'wait' and 'hope'!

Cuando quiero oír música admirable, vizconde, como ningún mortal la ha oído, duermo.

The poison employed by Sainte-Croix has been tried in all the ways, and can defy every experiment. This poison floats in water, it is the superior, and the water obeys it; it escapes in the trial by fire, leaving behind only innocent deposits; in animals it is so skilfully concealed that no one could detect it; all parts of the animal remain healthy and active; even while it is spreading the cause of death, this artificial poison leaves behind the marks and appearance of life.

Entonces aquel escrito acusador que había visto en poder de Villefort, y que había tenido en sus manos, se representaba en su imaginación; cada línea se le aparecía iluminada en la pared como el Mane, Tecel

So, summoning up all the power of her will, she tried to shut her eyes, but this operation of the most fearful of our senses, an operation that is normally so simple, at that moment became almost impossible to carry out, so strongly did eager curiosity struggle to push back her eyelids and discover the truth.

E sei que do fundo do abismo onde os lançaram os seus inimigos se ergueram com tanto vigor e glória que dominaram o seu antigo vencedor e o derrubaram por seu turno.

Il est vrai que sa voix, comme malgré elle, murmurait tout bas: «Edmond, Edmond, Edmond!»

Bazen insan kendisinde çok mutluyum deme hakk?n? asla bulamayacak kadar çok ac? çeker.

The softness of your voice covers the hardness of your words. You speak of sacrilege, but the sacrilege is in the separation of hearts that God has formed for each other!

He could not do this, he whose past life was so short, whose present so melancholy, and his future so doubtful.

Só te tenho a ti no mundo, Haydée; por ti volto a prender-me à vida, por ti posso sofrer, por ti posso ser feliz.

Hava hâlâ, grimtrak bulutlar aras?nda kaybolan uçsuz bucaks?z ufkun seçilebileceÄŸi kadar ayd?nl?kt?.

adiós, bondad, humanidad y gratitud… , adiós, todos los sentimientos que ennoblecen el alma. He querido ocupar el puesto de la Providencia para recompensar a los buenos… , ahora cédame el suyo el Dios de las venganzas para castigar a los malvados.

Ac?lar öylesine üstüste gelmiÅŸti ki, neredeyse onlara al??m??t?.

When they opened the door, it was to reveal a wan sky in which the moon struggled in vain to hold its own against a sea of clouds which poured dark waves across it, waves which it lit for a moment before they raced on, still darker than before, to lose themselves in the depths of infinity.