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370 Powerful Alexandre Dumas Quotes to Inspire You

Adventure | Belief | Contrast | Death | Emotions | Faith | God | Happiness | Irony | Judgment | More

About Alexandre Dumas
Alexandre Dumas was a French writer best known for his adventure novels and historical fiction. His works are celebrated for their vivid storytelling, intricate plots, and memorable characters. Dumas’ novels often explore themes of loyalty, honor, friendship, and justice, making his work timeless and universally beloved.

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Here are 370 Powerful quotes by Alexandre Dumas on various topics to inspire you.

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Be Kind Aim For My Heart

1. “Be Kind, Aim For My Heart.”

Alexandre Dumas

Kindness Appeal, Heart’s Target, Emotional Vulnerability, Be Kind, Aim, Heart

If I am happy in an error do not have

2. “If I am happy in an error, do not have the cruelty to lift me from it.”

Alexandre Dumas

Happy Error, Cruel Truth, Emotional Peace, Error, Happiness, Cruelty

The heart breaks when after having been elated by flattering

3. “The heart breaks when, after having been elated by flattering hopes, it sees all its illusions destroyed.”

Alexandre Dumas

Flattering Hopes, Illusion Destroyed, Heart Breaks, Hopes, Illusions, Heart

You cannot control circumstances my dear sir; ’man proposes and

4. “You cannot control circumstances, my dear sir; ’man proposes, and God disposes.”

Alexandre Dumas

Circumstances Control, Divine Will, Human Plans, God, Man, Fate

The heart breaks when it has swelled too much in

5. “The heart breaks when it has swelled too much in the warm breath of hope, then finds itself enclosed in cold reality.”

Alexandre Dumas

Hope Shattered, Cold Reality, Heart Breaks, Heart, Hope, Reality

At the end of every prayer introduced the entreaty oftener

6. “At the end of every prayer introduced the entreaty oftener addressed to man than to God: “Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive them that trespass against us.” Yet in spite of his earnest prayers, Dantes remained a prisoner.”

Alexandre Dumas

Earnest Prayers, Forgiveness Plea, Prisoner Fate, Prayer, Forgiveness, Dantes

However anxious one is to reach one’s goal one can

7. “However anxious one is to reach one’s goal, one can excuse delays on the route when these are caused by ovations.”

Alexandre Dumas

Goal Delays, Route Ovations, Excusable Wait, Journey, Goal, Ovations

We shine like those fires and those stars; we sigh

8. “We shine like those fires and those stars; we sigh like those waves; we suffer like those great ships, which are worn out in ploughing the waves, in obeying the wind which urges them towards an end, as the breath of God blows us towards a port. Everything likes to live, Raoul; and everything is beautiful in living things.”

Alexandre Dumas

Shining Stars, Breath Of God, Living Beauty, Stars, Ships, Life

To despise flowers is to offend God “The more beautiful

9. “To despise flowers is to offend God. “The more beautiful the flower is, the more does one offend God in despising it. “The tulip is the most beautiful of all flowers. “Therefore, he who despises the tulip offends God beyond measure.”

Alexandre Dumas

Tulip Beauty, Flower Offense, Divine Respect, God, Flowers, Beauty

Does this not tell you that grief as well as

10. “Does this not tell you that grief, as well as in life, there is always something to look forward to beyond?”

Alexandre Dumas

Grief Beyond, Future Hope, Life Lessons, Grief, Life, Beyond

Edmond did not lose a word but comprehended very little

11. “Edmond did not lose a word, but comprehended very little of what was said.”

Alexandre Dumas

Comprehension Lost, Edmond Focus, Silent Observation, Words, Listening, Understanding

Youth is a blossom whose fruit is love; happy is

12. “Youth is a blossom whose fruit is love; happy is he who plucks it after watching it slowly ripen.”

Alexandre Dumas

Youth Blossom, Love Fruit, Ripened Happiness, Life, Love, Youth

It was only then that he met Villefort’s dull gaze

13. “It was only then that he met Villefort’s dull gaze, that look peculiar to men of the law who do not want anyone to read their thoughts, and so make their eyes into unpolished glass. The look reminded him that he was standing before Justice, a figure of grim aspect and manners.”

Alexandre Dumas

Villefort Gaze, Unpolished Glass, Grim Justice, Law, Thoughts, Judgment

I know that the world is a salon which we

14. “I know that the world is a salon which we ought to leave politely and honestly; that is, after saluting and paying our gambling debts.”

Alexandre Dumas

Polite Exit, Gambling Debts, World View, Life, Manners, Honesty

What I’ve loved most after you is myself: that is

15. “What I’ve loved most after you, is myself: that is, my dignity and that strength which made me superior to other men. That Strength was my life. You’ve broken it with a word, so I must die.”

Alexandre Dumas

Dignity Lost, Strength Broken, Emotional Farewell, Life, Death, Love

God orders a man to do all he can to

16. “God orders a man to do all he can to save his life.”

Alexandre Dumas

Save Life, Divine Orders, Human Duty, God, Life, Responsibility

The most curious spectacle in life is that of death

17. “The most curious spectacle in life is that of death.”

Alexandre Dumas

Curious Death, Life Spectacle, Mortality Awareness, Philosophical Observation, Death Reflection, Ultimate Mystery

Life is so uncertain that we ought to secure happiness

18. “Life is so uncertain, that we ought to secure happiness while it is within our reach.”

Alexandre Dumas

Uncertain Life, Securing Happiness, Timely Joy, Life’s Fragility, Happiness Pursuit, Present Moment

Death to the traitors To the gallows with Cornelius de

19. “Death to the traitors! To the gallows with Cornelius de Witt! Death! death!”

Alexandre Dumas

Traitor’s Death, Cornelius De Witt, Gallows Cry, Emotional Outburst, Justice Theme, Betrayal Punishment

Pure love and suspicion cannot dwell together: at the door

20. “Pure love and suspicion cannot dwell together: at the door where the latter enters, the former makes its exit.”

Alexandre Dumas

Pure Love, Suspicion Conflict, Emotional Exit, Love’s Purity, Trust Issue, Door Symbolism

Excitement like enthusiasm sometimes renders us unconscious to the things

21. “Excitement, like enthusiasm, sometimes renders us unconscious to the things of earth.”

Alexandre Dumas

Enthusiastic Excitement, Earthly Disconnection, Unconscious Joy, Passionate Focus, Emotional High, Intense Feelings

But I lay aside that pride before God who has

22. “But I lay aside that pride before God, who has taken me from nothing to make me what I am.”

Alexandre Dumas

Setting Pride Aside, God’s Role, Humility Choice, Faith Journey, Divine Transformation, Personal Growth

She will follow you to the end of the world

23. “She will follow you to the end of the world, Athos, if she recognizes you.”

Alexandre Dumas

End Of World, Unyielding Loyalty, Athos Connection, Recognition Theme, Emotional Dedication, Boundless Devotion

Joyful friends mostly loyal they hadn’t abandoned their protector before

24. “Joyful friends, mostly loyal, they hadn’t abandoned their protector before the gathering storm; and despite the threatening sky, despite the shuddering earth, they remained, smiling, considerate, and as devoted to misfortune as they had been to prosperity.”

Alexandre Dumas

Loyal Friends, Storm Gathering, Prosperity Devotion, Threatened Earth, Emotional Support, Unwavering Loyalty

A man was lying in the middle of the room

25. “A man was lying in the middle of the room, in a circle drawn on the ground with a piece of plaster from the wall, almost naked, his clothes having fallen into tatters. He was drawing very precise geometrical lines in the circle and appeared as absorbed in solving his problem as Archimedes when he was killed by one of Marcellus’ soldiers.”

Alexandre Dumas

Geometric Circles, Archimedes Parallel, Problem Absorption, Tattered Clothes, Precision Focus, Historical Tragedy

Every day he spoke of the immensity of the treasure

26. “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.”

Alexandre Dumas

Treasure Immensity, Fortune Duality, Good And Harm, Dantes Reflection, Wealth Power, Modern Times

I was delighted to see you again and forgot for

27. “I was delighted to see you again, and forgot for the moment that all happiness is fleeting.”

Alexandre Dumas

Fleeting Happiness, Reunion Joy, Forgetting Pain, Emotional Ephemeral, Momentary Bliss, Happiness Fragility

Tigers and crocodiles with two legs are more dangerous than

28. “Tigers and crocodiles with two legs are more dangerous than the rest.”

Alexandre Dumas

Human Danger, Two-Legged Predators, Symbolic Tigers, Crocodile Comparison, Threat Insight, Survival Instinct

In all times and all countries especially in those countries

29. “In all times, and all countries especially in those countries which are divided within by religious faith, there are always fanatics who will be well contented to be regarded as martyrs.”

Alexandre Dumas

Religious Divisions, Fanaticism Reality, Martyr Contentment, Divided Faith, Historical Insight, Extremist Behavior

A love as tender as that of a lover for

30. “A love as tender as that of a lover for his mistress dwells, undoubtedly, in some paternal hearts toward a son.”

Alexandre Dumas

Tender Love, Paternal Affection, Lover’s Comparison, Fatherly Bond, Emotional Depth, Parental Care