D’Artagnan looked for some tapestry behind which he might hide himself, and felt an immense inclination to crawl under the table.
Alexandre Dumas
Hiding Instinct, Fear Response, Emotional Conflict, D’Artagnan Scene, Comic Relief, Tapestry
Alexandre Dumas’s Quotes On Topics
Hopes | Eagle | Mysterious Intentions | War | Supreme Crisis | Two-Legged Predators | Self Doubt | Death And Love | Joy Overflow | Influence | Irreversible Fate | Changing Norms | Survival Instinct | Sin And Vengeance | Bitter Revenge | Suffering Impact | Flower | Rest | Resilience Mindset | United Stand | More
More Alexandre Dumas Quotes
“Now I’d like someone to tell me there is no drama in real life!” Alexandre Dumas
Life Drama, Emotional Chaos, Realistic Perspective, Sarcastic Tone, Life Struggles, Authentic Experiences
Alexandre Dumas Life Drama, Emotional Chaos, Realistic Perspective, Sarcastic Tone, Life Struggles, Authentic Experiences“Nineteen years of light to reflect upon in eternal darkness!” Alexandre Dumas
Eternal Darkness, Reflective Light, Timeless Contrast, Darkness, Light, Contrast
Alexandre Dumas Eternal Darkness, Reflective Light, Timeless Contrast, Darkness, Light, Contrast“D’Artagnan obeyed like a child, without resistance or even objection, which proves that he was very positively in love.” Alexandre Dumas
Blind Obedience, Love Impact, Childlike Trust, Romantic Devotion, Emotional Depth, D’Artagnan
Alexandre Dumas Blind Obedience, Love Impact, Childlike Trust, Romantic Devotion, Emotional Depth, D’Artagnan“The ever-new passions which consumed her gave to her life the appearance of those clouds which float in the heavens, reflecting sometimes azure, sometimes fire, sometimes the opaque blackness of the tempest, and which leave no traces upon the earth behind them but devastation and death.” Alexandre Dumas
Passionate Nature, Emotional Turmoil, Heavenly Imagery, Life Reflection, Tempest Metaphor, Consequences
Alexandre Dumas Passionate Nature, Emotional Turmoil, Heavenly Imagery, Life Reflection, Tempest Metaphor, Consequences“Believe me, when a woman loves a man, you do not win her heart by crossing swords with him.” Alexandre Dumas
Love’s Heart, Woman’s Faith, Swordless Victory, Romance, Passion, Strategy
Alexandre Dumas Love’s Heart, Woman’s Faith, Swordless Victory, Romance, Passion, Strategy“He was a fine, tall, slim young fellow, with black eyes, and hair as dark as the raven’s wing; and his whole appearance bespoke that calmness and resolution peculiar to men accustomed from their cradle to contend with danger.” Alexandre Dumas
Character Description, Dark Features, Personal Resolution, Danger Familiarity, Raven Imagery, Young Fellow
Alexandre Dumas Character Description, Dark Features, Personal Resolution, Danger Familiarity, Raven Imagery, Young Fellow“God is always the last resource.” Alexandre Dumas
Divine Resource, Ultimate Help, Faith Reliance, God, Resource, Faith
Alexandre Dumas Divine Resource, Ultimate Help, Faith Reliance, God, Resource, Faith“You know very well that it will never be I who will leave you. It is not the tree that forsakes the flower, but the flower that forsakes the tree.” Alexandre Dumas
Loyalty Statement, Nature Metaphor, Romantic Bond, Love Symbolism, Emotional Strength, Relationship
Alexandre Dumas Loyalty Statement, Nature Metaphor, Romantic Bond, Love Symbolism, Emotional Strength, Relationship“Those born to wealth, and who have the means of gratifying every wish, know not what is the real happiness of life, just as those who have been tossed on the stormy waters of the ocean on a few frail planks can alone realize the blessings of fair weather.” Alexandre Dumas
Wealth Wish, Stormy Blessings, Real Happiness, Wealth, Happiness, Blessings
Alexandre Dumas Wealth Wish, Stormy Blessings, Real Happiness, Wealth, Happiness, Blessings“He was the friend of the king, who honored highly, as everyone knows, the memory of his father, Henry IV.” Alexandre Dumas
Royal Friendship, Honored Memory, Father’s Legacy, Friendship, Legacy, Memory
Alexandre Dumas Royal Friendship, Honored Memory, Father’s Legacy, Friendship, Legacy, Memory“We must have felt what it is to die, that we may appreciate the enjoyments of life.” Alexandre Dumas
Value Life, Death’s Reminder, Life Enjoyment, Mortality, Reflection, Awareness
Alexandre Dumas Value Life, Death’s Reminder, Life Enjoyment, Mortality, Reflection, Awareness“Youth is a flower of which love is the fruit; happy is he who, after facing watched its silent growth, is permitted to gather and call it his own.” Alexandre Dumas
Youth Metaphor, Love Growth, Emotional Imagery, Romantic Fulfillment, Life Symbolism, Happiness
Alexandre Dumas Youth Metaphor, Love Growth, Emotional Imagery, Romantic Fulfillment, Life Symbolism, Happiness“A good deed is never lost.” Alexandre Dumas
Good Deeds, Never Lost, Eternal Kindness, Morality, Virtue, Gratitude
Alexandre Dumas Good Deeds, Never Lost, Eternal Kindness, Morality, Virtue, Gratitude“Life is no more than the repeated fulfilling of a permanent desire.” Alexandre Dumas
Life Desire, Permanent Pursuit, Existential Reflection, Fulfillment Cycle, Personal Philosophy, Human Nature
Alexandre Dumas Life Desire, Permanent Pursuit, Existential Reflection, Fulfillment Cycle, Personal Philosophy, Human Nature“We will escape, and if we cannot escape we will talk, you of those you love and I of those whom I love.” Alexandre Dumas
Escape Love, Shared Talk, Together Journey, Escape, Love, Journey
Alexandre Dumas Escape Love, Shared Talk, Together Journey, Escape, Love, Journey“Hatred is blind; rage carries you away; and he who pours out vengeance runs the risk of tasting a bitter draught.” Alexandre Dumas
Blind Hatred, Bitter Vengeance, Rage Risk, Hatred, Vengeance, Rage
Alexandre Dumas Blind Hatred, Bitter Vengeance, Rage Risk, Hatred, Vengeance, Rage“Until the day when God shall deign to reveal the future to man, all human wisdom is summed up in these two words,-Wait and hope.” Alexandre Dumas
Divine Wisdom, Wait Hope, Future Revelation, Wisdom, Wait, Hope
Alexandre Dumas Divine Wisdom, Wait Hope, Future Revelation, Wisdom, Wait, Hope“We have said that Athos loved d’Artagnan like a child, and this somber and inflexible personage felt the anxiety of a parent for the young man.” Alexandre Dumas
Parental Love, Athos’s Anxiety, D’Artagnan’s Bond, Protection, Care, Mentorship
Alexandre Dumas Parental Love, Athos’s Anxiety, D’Artagnan’s Bond, Protection, Care, Mentorship“A young man – we can sketch his portrait at a dash. Imagine to yourself a Don Quixote of eighteen; a Don Quixote without his corselet, without his coat of mail, without his cuisses; a Don Quixote clothed in a woolen doublet, the blue color of which had faded into a nameless shade between lees of wine and a heavenly azure; face long and brown;.” Alexandre Dumas
Quixotic Youth, Faded Appearance, Idealistic Spirit, Youth, Idealism, Simplicity
Alexandre Dumas Quixotic Youth, Faded Appearance, Idealistic Spirit, Youth, Idealism, Simplicity