I never swear, Monseigneur. I say Yes or No, and as I am a gentleman, I keep my word.
Alexandre Dumas
Keeping Promises, Gentlemanly Conduct, Honest Replies, Simple Integrity, Swear-Free, Honor
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More Alexandre Dumas Quotes
“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
Alexandre Dumas Hope Shattered, Cold Reality, Heart Breaks, Heart, Hope, Reality“Mankind will not be perfect until it can create and destroy like God. It can already destroy: that’s half the battle.” Alexandre Dumas
Divine Creation, Human Perfection, Destructive Power, Perfection, Creation, Destruction
Alexandre Dumas Divine Creation, Human Perfection, Destructive Power, Perfection, Creation, Destruction“I am hungry, feed me; I am bored, amuse me.” Alexandre Dumas
Hunger And Boredom, Feed And Amuse, Basic Demands, Simplicity, Emotion, Humor
Alexandre Dumas Hunger And Boredom, Feed And Amuse, Basic Demands, Simplicity, Emotion, Humor“Now that I expect nothing, now that I no longer entertain the slightest hopes, the end of this adventure becomes simply a matter of curiosity.” Alexandre Dumas
Lost Hopes, Curiosity’s Adventure, Accepting Fate, Letting Go, Endings, Reflection
Alexandre Dumas Lost Hopes, Curiosity’s Adventure, Accepting Fate, Letting Go, Endings, Reflection“For all evils there are two remedies – time and silence.” Alexandre Dumas
Time And Silence, Evil’s Remedy, Quiet Healing, Patience, Wisdom, Recovery
Alexandre Dumas Time And Silence, Evil’s Remedy, Quiet Healing, Patience, Wisdom, Recovery“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“Do not be deceived: I am suffering less, because I have less strength in me to suffer. At your age, you have faith in life; it is a privilege of youth to believe and to hope. But old men see death more clearly.” Alexandre Dumas
Youth’s Faith, Old Men’s Clarity, Suffering Strength, Mortality, Hope, Wisdom
Alexandre Dumas Youth’s Faith, Old Men’s Clarity, Suffering Strength, Mortality, Hope, Wisdom“When you compare the sorrows of real life to the pleasures of the imaginary one, you will never want to live again, only to dream forever.” Alexandre Dumas
Sorrows Life, Dream Forever, Imaginary Pleasure, Sorrows, Life, Dream
Alexandre Dumas Sorrows Life, Dream Forever, Imaginary Pleasure, Sorrows, Life, Dream“One must take the world as one finds it.” Alexandre Dumas
World Acceptance, Life Realities, Adaptation Wisdom, Acceptance, Life, Wisdom
Alexandre Dumas World Acceptance, Life Realities, Adaptation Wisdom, Acceptance, Life, Wisdom“I prefer the wicked rather than the foolish. The wicked sometimes rest.” Alexandre Dumas
Wicked Over Foolish, Resting Malice, Unwise Contrast, Judgment, Irony, Reflection
Alexandre Dumas Wicked Over Foolish, Resting Malice, Unwise Contrast, Judgment, Irony, Reflection“You cannot control circumstances, my dear sir; ’man proposes, and God disposes.” Alexandre Dumas
Circumstances Control, Divine Will, Human Plans, God, Man, Fate
Alexandre Dumas Circumstances Control, Divine Will, Human Plans, God, Man, Fate“All human wisdom was contained in these two words,- “Wait and hope”?” Alexandre Dumas
Wait And Hope, Human Wisdom, Timeless Patience, Faith, Resilience, Encouragement
Alexandre Dumas Wait And Hope, Human Wisdom, Timeless Patience, Faith, Resilience, Encouragement“Misfortune does not help us to believe.” Alexandre Dumas
Misfortune Belief, Faith Challenge, Adversity Impact, Misfortune, Belief, Faith
Alexandre Dumas Misfortune Belief, Faith Challenge, Adversity Impact, Misfortune, Belief, Faith“Never be afraid of opportunities, always be on the lookout for adventures.” Alexandre Dumas
Seize Opportunities, Adventurous Spirit, Fearless Choices, Opportunities, Adventure, Fearless
Alexandre Dumas Seize Opportunities, Adventurous Spirit, Fearless Choices, Opportunities, Adventure, Fearless“Now, I cannot for one instant believe you so devoid of gallantry as to refuse a lady your escort when she even condescends to ask you for it.” Alexandre Dumas
Chivalrous Escort, Lady Request, Gentlemanly Gallantry, Escort, Gallantry, Chivalry
Alexandre Dumas Chivalrous Escort, Lady Request, Gentlemanly Gallantry, Escort, Gallantry, Chivalry“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.” Alexandre Dumas
Living Evil, Daily Sins, Historical Comparison, Evil, Living, Comparison
Alexandre Dumas Living Evil, Daily Sins, Historical Comparison, Evil, Living, Comparison“Time, dear friend, time brings round opportunity; opportunity is the martingale of man. The more we have ventured the more we gain, when we know how to wait.” Alexandre Dumas
Time And Opportunity, Venture Rewards, Patience’s Gain, Wisdom, Persistence, Strategy
Alexandre Dumas Time And Opportunity, Venture Rewards, Patience’s Gain, Wisdom, Persistence, Strategy“This commissary was a man of very repulsive mien, with a pointed nose, with yellow and salient cheek bones, with eyes small but keen and penetrating, and an expression of countenance resembling at one the polecat and the fox. His head, supported by a long and flexible neck, issued from his large black robe, balancing itself with a motion very much like that of the tortoise thrusting his head out of his shell.” Alexandre Dumas
Repulsive Commissary, Keen Eyes, Foxlike Expression, Commissary, Observation, Appearance
Alexandre Dumas Repulsive Commissary, Keen Eyes, Foxlike Expression, Commissary, Observation, Appearance