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
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Silence Power | Excellence | Harmony | Venture Rewards | Tempest Metaphor | Two-Legged Danger | Silver Spoon | Fierce Handsomeness | Future Hope | Compatriot Expense | Avenge Resolution | Conqueror Pirate | Passionate Love | Dedication | Passage Of Time | Plague Comparison | Enemies | Discouragement Avoided | Reflective Sorrow | Curiosity’s Adventure | More
More Alexandre Dumas Quotes
“She crammed so much knowledge into her head to alleviate the weight in her heart.” Alexandre Dumas
Mental Burden, Knowledge Quest, Emotional Struggle, Learning Process, Self Reflection, Heartache
Alexandre Dumas Mental Burden, Knowledge Quest, Emotional Struggle, Learning Process, Self Reflection, Heartache“Be nice to people on your way up because you might meet ’em on your way down.” Alexandre Dumas
Upward Kindness, Life’s Journey, Humility Lesson, Reciprocal Behavior, Social Wisdom, Success Caution
Alexandre Dumas Upward Kindness, Life’s Journey, Humility Lesson, Reciprocal Behavior, Social Wisdom, Success Caution“So rapid is the flight of dreams upon the wings of imagination.” Alexandre Dumas
Fleeting Dreams, Creative Imagination, Dreamlike Flight, Rapid Thoughts, Dreams, Imagination
Alexandre Dumas Fleeting Dreams, Creative Imagination, Dreamlike Flight, Rapid Thoughts, Dreams, Imagination“My son, be worthy of your noble name, worthily borne by your ancestors for over five hundred years. Remember it’s by courage, and courage alone, that a nobleman makes his way nowadays. Don’t be afraid of opportunities, and seek out adventures. My son, all I have to give you is fifteen ecus, my horse, and the advice you’ve just heard. Make the most of these gifts, and have a long, happy life.” Alexandre Dumas
Noble Legacy, Courage Alone, Seeking Adventures, Wisdom, Heritage, Determination
Alexandre Dumas Noble Legacy, Courage Alone, Seeking Adventures, Wisdom, Heritage, Determination“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“You who weep for pleasures fled, While dragging on a life of care, All your woes will melt in air, If to God your tears are shed, You who Weep!” Alexandre Dumas
Tearful Pleasures, Woes Shed, Divine Relief, Pleasures, Woes, Relief
Alexandre Dumas Tearful Pleasures, Woes Shed, Divine Relief, Pleasures, Woes, Relief“In love, writing is dangerous, not to mention pointless.” Alexandre Dumas
Love Expression, Writing Risks, Emotional Connection, Romantic Struggles, Dangerous Love, Pointless Efforts
Alexandre Dumas Love Expression, Writing Risks, Emotional Connection, Romantic Struggles, Dangerous Love, Pointless Efforts“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“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“As to the new pope, scarcely had he completed the formalities of etiquette which his exaltation imposed upon him, and paid to each man the price of his simony, when from the height of the Vatican he cast his eyes upon Europe, a vast political game of chess, which he cherished the hope of directing at the will of his own genius.” Alexandre Dumas
Political Chess, Vatican Decisions, Historical Power, Papal Strategies, Europe, Leadership
Alexandre Dumas Political Chess, Vatican Decisions, Historical Power, Papal Strategies, Europe, Leadership“No matter; God wants Man, whom he has created and in whose heart he has so profoundly entrenched a love for life, to do all he can to preserve an existence that is sometimes so painful, but always so dear to him.” Alexandre Dumas
Love Life, Divine Purpose, Preserve Existence, Life, Pain, Purpose
Alexandre Dumas Love Life, Divine Purpose, Preserve Existence, Life, Pain, Purpose“So heavy is the chain of wedlock that it needs two to carry it, and sometimes three.” Alexandre Dumas
Heavy Wedlock, Shared Burden, Unspoken Truths, Marriage, Partnership, Complication
Alexandre Dumas Heavy Wedlock, Shared Burden, Unspoken Truths, Marriage, Partnership, Complication“Violence is the proof of weakness.” Alexandre Dumas
Weakness Proof, Nonviolent Power, Strength Indicator, Violence, Weakness, Power
Alexandre Dumas Weakness Proof, Nonviolent Power, Strength Indicator, Violence, Weakness, Power“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“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
Alexandre Dumas Enthusiastic Excitement, Earthly Disconnection, Unconscious Joy, Passionate Focus, Emotional High, Intense Feelings“I will follow him to hell, and that is saying not a little, as I believe him entirely capable of the descent.” Alexandre Dumas
Loyalty And Danger, Unwavering Dedication, Following Into Peril, Loyalty, Danger, Dedication
Alexandre Dumas Loyalty And Danger, Unwavering Dedication, Following Into Peril, Loyalty, Danger, Dedication“The marquise heard her sentence without showing any sign of fear or weakness. When it was finished, she said to the registrar, “Will you, sir, be so kind as to read it again? I had not expected the tumbril, and I was so much struck by that that I lost the thread of what followed.” Alexandre Dumas
Fearless Marquise, Unexpected Tumbril, Calm Defiance, Courage, Nobility, Poise
Alexandre Dumas Fearless Marquise, Unexpected Tumbril, Calm Defiance, Courage, Nobility, Poise“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