Haste is a poor counselor.
Alexandre Dumas
Avoiding Rash Decisions, Thoughtful Choices, Patience Over Haste, Poor Advice, Haste, Counsel
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“On the other hand, it must be said that one could also recognize in this the intelligent egoism of the young man, the son of wealthy parents, who enjoyed the benefits of a free and idle life, which was gilded for him like a birdcage.” Alexandre Dumas
Intelligent Egoism, Wealthy Parents, Idle Life, Freedom And Gilding, Birdcage Metaphor, Privileged Youth
Alexandre Dumas Intelligent Egoism, Wealthy Parents, Idle Life, Freedom And Gilding, Birdcage Metaphor, Privileged Youth“God may sometimes appear to forget, when his justice is resting; but the time always comes when he remembers.” Alexandre Dumas
Divine Justice, Forgotten Moments, God’s Timing, Faith, Patience, Hope
Alexandre Dumas Divine Justice, Forgotten Moments, God’s Timing, Faith, Patience, Hope“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
Alexandre Dumas Fleeting Happiness, Reunion Joy, Forgetting Pain, Emotional Ephemeral, Momentary Bliss, Happiness Fragility“Within six months, if I am not dead, I shall have seen you again, madam – even if I have to overturn the world.” Alexandre Dumas
Overturn The World, Reunion Promise, Persistent Love, Determination, Faith, Commitment
Alexandre Dumas Overturn The World, Reunion Promise, Persistent Love, Determination, Faith, Commitment“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.” Alexandre Dumas
Untraceable Poison, Ingenious Death, Sainte-Croix Mystery, Poison, Mystery, Death
Alexandre Dumas Untraceable Poison, Ingenious Death, Sainte-Croix Mystery, Poison, Mystery, Death“There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state with another, nothing more. He who has felt the deepest grief is best able to experience supreme happiness. We must have felt what it is to die, Morrel, that we may appreciate the enjoyments of living.” Alexandre Dumas
Grief Happiness, State Comparison, Living Enjoyments, Happiness, Misery, Grief
Alexandre Dumas Grief Happiness, State Comparison, Living Enjoyments, Happiness, Misery, Grief“On the first Monday of the month of April, 1625, the market town of Meung, in which the author of *Romance of the Rose* was born, appeared to be in as perfect a state of revolution as if the Huguenots had just made a second La Rochelle of it.” Alexandre Dumas
Historical Setting, Market Town, Revolution Theme, 1625 Imagery, Cultural Conflict, French History
Alexandre Dumas Historical Setting, Market Town, Revolution Theme, 1625 Imagery, Cultural Conflict, French History“Death is perhaps an ordeal, but it is not an expiation.” Alexandre Dumas
Death Ordeal, Expiation Denial, Mortal Struggle, Death, Ordeal, Expiation
Alexandre Dumas Death Ordeal, Expiation Denial, Mortal Struggle, Death, Ordeal, Expiation“A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms against himself.” Alexandre Dumas
Self Doubt, Internal Conflict, Enemy Within, Confidence, Fear, Wisdom
Alexandre Dumas Self Doubt, Internal Conflict, Enemy Within, Confidence, Fear, Wisdom“Those who are coerced by force become our enemies, those who succumb to reason become our allies.” Alexandre Dumas
Coerced Reason, Human Allies, Force, Enemies, Succumb, Reasoning
Alexandre Dumas Coerced Reason, Human Allies, Force, Enemies, Succumb, Reasoning“Come, come. Enough of poison. Now that my heart is full of it, let us go and find the antidote.” Alexandre Dumas
Poison Antidote, Heartful Resolve, Search Remedy, Poison, Antidote, Remedy
Alexandre Dumas Poison Antidote, Heartful Resolve, Search Remedy, Poison, Antidote, Remedy“Then Dantes rose more agile and light than the kid among the myrtles and shrubs of these wild rocks, took his gun in one hand, his pickaxe in the other, and hastened towards the rock on which the marks he had noted terminated. “And now,” he exclaimed, remembering the tale of the Arabian fisherman, which Faria had related to him, “now, open sesame!”” Alexandre Dumas
Agile Dantes, Wild Rocks, Open Sesame, Adventure, Determination, Exploration
Alexandre Dumas Agile Dantes, Wild Rocks, Open Sesame, Adventure, Determination, Exploration“Everyone knows that drunkards and lovers have a protecting deity.” Alexandre Dumas
Lovers And Drunkards, Protecting Deity, Divine Humor, Love, Intoxication, Fortune
Alexandre Dumas Lovers And Drunkards, Protecting Deity, Divine Humor, Love, Intoxication, Fortune“Utterly sure of himself, convinced of his power, certain that the laws that governed other men couldn’t touch him, he made straight for any goal he set himself, however rarified and dazzling, even if it were folly for anyone else to even consider it.” Alexandre Dumas
Self Conviction, Dazzling Goal, Untouchable Ambition, Conviction, Goal, Ambition
Alexandre Dumas Self Conviction, Dazzling Goal, Untouchable Ambition, Conviction, Goal, Ambition“When a man resolves to avenge himself, he should first of all tear out the heart from his breast.” Alexandre Dumas
Avenge Resolution, Ruthless Heart, Emotional Detachment, Revenge, Emotion, Resolve
Alexandre Dumas Avenge Resolution, Ruthless Heart, Emotional Detachment, Revenge, Emotion, Resolve“In business, sir, one has no friends, only correspondents.” Alexandre Dumas
Business Relationships, No Friends, Professional Distance, Work Priorities, Networking, Reality
Alexandre Dumas Business Relationships, No Friends, Professional Distance, Work Priorities, Networking, Reality“When it shall be time, God will tell me, as He has told the others.” Alexandre Dumas
Divine Timing, God’s Will, Patience Virtue, Spiritual Reflection, Faith Message, Guidance
Alexandre Dumas Divine Timing, God’s Will, Patience Virtue, Spiritual Reflection, Faith Message, Guidance“Did you not hear what I said, sir? I told you there was fire in my sentence. And though it is only after death that my body is to be burnt, it will always be a terrible disgrace on my memory. I am saved the pain of being burnt alive, and thus, perhaps, saved from a death of despair, but the shamefulness is the same, and it is that I think of.” Alexandre Dumas
Fire Sentence, Shame Memory, Burning Disgrace, Fire, Shame, Disgrace
Alexandre Dumas Fire Sentence, Shame Memory, Burning Disgrace, Fire, Shame, Disgrace“There are men who have suffered and who have not only gone on living, but even built a new fortune on the ruins of their former happiness. From the depths into which their enemies have plunged them, they have risen again with such vigor and glory that they have dominated their former conquerors and cast them down in their turn.” Alexandre Dumas
Resilience After Loss, Rising From Ruins, Triumph Over Adversity, Fortitude, Resilience, Triumph
Alexandre Dumas Resilience After Loss, Rising From Ruins, Triumph Over Adversity, Fortitude, Resilience, Triumph