We are often criminals in the eyes of the earth, not only for having committed crimes, but because we know that crimes have been committed.
Alexandre Dumas
Earthly Judgement, Crime Awareness, Moral Complexity, Crime, Awareness, Judgement
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More Alexandre Dumas Quotes
“He condemned these unknown persecutors to the most horrible tortures he could imagine, but found them all insufficient, because after the torture came death, and after death, if not repose, at least that insensibility that resembles it.” Alexandre Dumas
Horrible Torture, Persecutors Fate, Imagined Pain, Torture, Fate, Pain
Alexandre Dumas Horrible Torture, Persecutors Fate, Imagined Pain, Torture, Fate, Pain“True love always makes a man better, no matter what woman inspires it.” Alexandre Dumas
True Love, Better Man, Woman Inspiration, Love, Better, Inspiration
Alexandre Dumas True Love, Better Man, Woman Inspiration, Love, Better, Inspiration“The most egoistical of all animals, the most personal of all creatures, who cannot believe otherwise than that the earth revolves, the sun shines and death reaps for him alone – an ant, cursing God from the summit of a blade of grass!” Alexandre Dumas
Cursing Ant, Egoistical Animals, Divine Irony, Nature’s Scale, Creature Arrogance, Perspective Shift
Alexandre Dumas Cursing Ant, Egoistical Animals, Divine Irony, Nature’s Scale, Creature Arrogance, Perspective Shift“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“However anxious one is to reach one’s goal, one can excuse delays on the route when these are caused by ovations.” Alexandre Dumas
Goal Delays, Route Ovations, Excusable Wait, Journey, Goal, Ovations
Alexandre Dumas Goal Delays, Route Ovations, Excusable Wait, Journey, Goal, Ovations“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“Beneath passion and beyond pleasure, there is always a trace of remorse.” Alexandre Dumas
Passion Remorse, Pleasure’s Shadow, Emotional Aftermath, Human Conflict, Remorse Trace, Life Duality
Alexandre Dumas Passion Remorse, Pleasure’s Shadow, Emotional Aftermath, Human Conflict, Remorse Trace, Life Duality“An all-wise Providence permits not sinners to escape thus easily from the punishment they have merited on earth but reserves them to aid His own designs, using them as instruments whereby to work His vengeance on the guilty.” Alexandre Dumas
Divine Providence, Earthly Punishment, Justice Design, Sin And Vengeance, God’s Plan, Moral Reflection
Alexandre Dumas Divine Providence, Earthly Punishment, Justice Design, Sin And Vengeance, God’s Plan, Moral Reflection“Why does not God, if he really hates the wicked, as he is said to do, send down brimstone and fire, and consume them altogether?” Alexandre Dumas
God’s Justice, Wickedness Questioned, Divine Plan, Faith, Judgment, Mystery
Alexandre Dumas God’s Justice, Wickedness Questioned, Divine Plan, Faith, Judgment, Mystery“For behind all present happiness is concealed a fear for the future.” Alexandre Dumas
Happiness Fear, Future Anxiety, Emotional Balance, Happiness, Fear, Future
Alexandre Dumas Happiness Fear, Future Anxiety, Emotional Balance, Happiness, Fear, Future“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“I have forgiven the world for the love of you.” Alexandre Dumas
Forgiving World, Love’s Power, Emotional Redemption, Unconditional Affection, Love Focus, Deep Forgiveness
Alexandre Dumas Forgiving World, Love’s Power, Emotional Redemption, Unconditional Affection, Love Focus, Deep Forgiveness“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“On what slender threads do life and fortune hang.” Alexandre Dumas
Fragility Of Life, Fate And Fortune, Life’s Uncertainty, Delicate Balance, Fragility, Chance
Alexandre Dumas Fragility Of Life, Fate And Fortune, Life’s Uncertainty, Delicate Balance, Fragility, Chance“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“The prisoner followed his guide, who led him into a room almost underground, whose bare and reeking walls seemed as though impregnated with tears.” Alexandre Dumas
Prison Suffering, Desolate Room, Emotional Despair, Human Resilience, Underground Scene, Imprisonment
Alexandre Dumas Prison Suffering, Desolate Room, Emotional Despair, Human Resilience, Underground Scene, Imprisonment“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
Alexandre Dumas Uncertain Life, Securing Happiness, Timely Joy, Life’s Fragility, Happiness Pursuit, Present Moment“Edmond did not lose a word, but comprehended very little of what was said.” Alexandre Dumas
Comprehension Lost, Edmond Focus, Silent Observation, Words, Listening, Understanding
Alexandre Dumas Comprehension Lost, Edmond Focus, Silent Observation, Words, Listening, Understanding