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
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More Alexandre Dumas Quotes
“When I think of you my heart beats fast, the blood burns in my veins and I can hardly breathe.” Alexandre Dumas
Passionate Love, Heartfelt Emotions, Romantic Thoughts, Love, Passion, Desire
Alexandre Dumas Passionate Love, Heartfelt Emotions, Romantic Thoughts, Love, Passion, Desire“I have seen the heavens open, the sea rage and foam, the storm rise in a patch of sky and like a gigantic eagle beat the two horizons with its wings.” Alexandre Dumas
Stormy Heavens, Sea Rage, Horizon Eagle, Heavens, Storm, Eagle
Alexandre Dumas Stormy Heavens, Sea Rage, Horizon Eagle, Heavens, Storm, Eagle“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“He who chases the eagle takes no heed of the sparrow.” Alexandre Dumas
Eagle Sparrow, Heed Difference, Chase Wisdom, Eagle, Sparrow, Wisdom
Alexandre Dumas Eagle Sparrow, Heed Difference, Chase Wisdom, Eagle, Sparrow, Wisdom“The judges then filed out, disclosing as they did so the various apparatus of the question. The marquise firmly gazed upon the racks and ghastly rings, on which so many had been stretched crying and screaming. She noticed the three buckets of water.” Alexandre Dumas
Judicial Torture, Unwavering Courage, Gruesome Scenes, Justice, Strength, Fear
Alexandre Dumas Judicial Torture, Unwavering Courage, Gruesome Scenes, Justice, Strength, Fear“Does the open wound in another’s breast soften the pain of the gaping wound in our own? Or does the blood which is welling from another man’s side staunch that which is pouring from our own? Does the general anguish of our fellow creatures lessen our own private and particular anguish? No, no, each suffers on his own account, each struggles with his own grief, each sheds his own tears.” Alexandre Dumas
Shared Pain, Personal Grief, Human Suffering, Emotional Isolation, Reflective Philosophy, Anguish
Alexandre Dumas Shared Pain, Personal Grief, Human Suffering, Emotional Isolation, Reflective Philosophy, Anguish“The heart of the best woman is pitiless toward the sorrows of a rival.” Alexandre Dumas
Pitiless Heart, Rival Sorrows, Womanly Rivalry, Heart, Rivalry, Sorrows
Alexandre Dumas Pitiless Heart, Rival Sorrows, Womanly Rivalry, Heart, Rivalry, Sorrows“There is known to be a particular deity for drunkards and lovers.” Alexandre Dumas
Deity Worship, Drunkard Lovers, Divine Connection, Worship, Lovers, Connection
Alexandre Dumas Deity Worship, Drunkard Lovers, Divine Connection, Worship, Lovers, Connection“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“Great is truth. Fire cannot burn it nor water drown it.” Alexandre Dumas
Truth Strength, Eternal Power, Resilient Truth, Truth, Strength, Resilience
Alexandre Dumas Truth Strength, Eternal Power, Resilient Truth, Truth, Strength, Resilience“God wills it that man whom he has created, and in whose heart he has so profoundly rooted the love of life, should do all in his power to preserve that existence, which, however painful it may be, is yet always so dear.” Alexandre Dumas
Preserving Life, Love Of Living, Divine Will, Rooted Existence, Life, Existence
Alexandre Dumas Preserving Life, Love Of Living, Divine Will, Rooted Existence, Life, Existence“I have in my heart three feelings with which one can never be bored: sadness, love and gratitude.” Alexandre Dumas
Heart Feelings, Love Gratitude, Never Bored, Sadness, Love, Gratitude
Alexandre Dumas Heart Feelings, Love Gratitude, Never Bored, Sadness, Love, Gratitude“The most curious spectacle in life is that of death.” Alexandre Dumas
Curious Death, Life Spectacle, Mortality Awareness, Philosophical Observation, Death Reflection, Ultimate Mystery
Alexandre Dumas Curious Death, Life Spectacle, Mortality Awareness, Philosophical Observation, Death Reflection, Ultimate Mystery“One’s work may be finished someday, but one’s education never.” Alexandre Dumas
Lifelong Education, Unfinished Work, Knowledge Pursuit, Education, Work, Knowledge
Alexandre Dumas Lifelong Education, Unfinished Work, Knowledge Pursuit, Education, Work, Knowledge“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“It’s necessary to have wished for death in order to know how good it is to live.” Alexandre Dumas
Appreciating Life, Near-Death Perspective, Value Of Life, Life’s Appreciation, Living, Perspective
Alexandre Dumas Appreciating Life, Near-Death Perspective, Value Of Life, Life’s Appreciation, Living, Perspective“Business? It’s quite simple; it’s other people’s money.” Alexandre Dumas
Business Simplicity, Financial Manipulation, Economic Insight, Business, Money, Simplicity
Alexandre Dumas Business Simplicity, Financial Manipulation, Economic Insight, Business, Money, Simplicity“Do not give me more credit than I deserve, and you will never have to revise your first impression of me.” Alexandre Dumas
Deserved Credit, First Impression, Accurate Perception, Credit, Impression, Perception
Alexandre Dumas Deserved Credit, First Impression, Accurate Perception, Credit, Impression, Perception“Treville understood admirably well the warfare of that period, when, if you did not live at the enemy’s expense, you lived at the expense of your compatriots: his soldiers formed a legion of daredevils, undisciplined for anyone else but him.” Alexandre Dumas
Warfare Period, Soldier Daredevils, Compatriot Expense, Warfare, Soldiers, Daredevils
Alexandre Dumas Warfare Period, Soldier Daredevils, Compatriot Expense, Warfare, Soldiers, Daredevils