We must never expect discretion in first love: it is accompanied by such excessive joy that unless the joy is allowed to overflow, it will choke you.
Alexandre Dumas
First Love, Joy Overflow, Discretion Absence, Love, Joy, Discretion
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More Alexandre Dumas Quotes
“What my family seeks in this marriage is prestige; what I seek is happiness.” Alexandre Dumas
Family Prestige, Personal Happiness, Marriage Conflict, Happiness, Prestige, Conflict
Alexandre Dumas Family Prestige, Personal Happiness, Marriage Conflict, Happiness, Prestige, Conflict“Sighs united together are almost prayers; prayers coming from two hearts are almost acts of grace.” Alexandre Dumas
United Sighs, Graceful Prayers, Heartfelt Unity, Unity, Grace, Prayer
Alexandre Dumas United Sighs, Graceful Prayers, Heartfelt Unity, Unity, Grace, Prayer“Besides, we feel always a sort of mental superiority over those whose lives we know better than they suppose.” Alexandre Dumas
Perceived Superiority, Knowing Lives, False Assumptions, Judgment, Insight, Arrogance
Alexandre Dumas Perceived Superiority, Knowing Lives, False Assumptions, Judgment, Insight, Arrogance“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
Alexandre Dumas Keeping Promises, Gentlemanly Conduct, Honest Replies, Simple Integrity, Swear-Free, Honor“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“After which, satisfied with the way he had conducted himself at Meung, free of remorse for the past, confident in the present, and full of hope for the future, he went to bed and slept the sleep of the just.” Alexandre Dumas
Remorse Past, Hope Future, Sleep Just, Conduct, Remorse, Hope
Alexandre Dumas Remorse Past, Hope Future, Sleep Just, Conduct, Remorse, Hope“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“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“I have just paid twenty-five thousand francs for a discovery for which I would willingly have paid a hundred thousand.’ ‘What have you discovered?’ Maximilien asked. ‘I have just found out how to rescue a gardener from the dormice who are eating his peaches.” Alexandre Dumas
Gardener Rescue, Discovery Cost, Dormice Struggle, Rescue, Cost, Struggle
Alexandre Dumas Gardener Rescue, Discovery Cost, Dormice Struggle, Rescue, Cost, Struggle“At the end of every prayer introduced the entreaty oftener addressed to man than to God: “Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive them that trespass against us.” Yet in spite of his earnest prayers, Dantes remained a prisoner.” Alexandre Dumas
Earnest Prayers, Forgiveness Plea, Prisoner Fate, Prayer, Forgiveness, Dantes
Alexandre Dumas Earnest Prayers, Forgiveness Plea, Prisoner Fate, Prayer, Forgiveness, Dantes“Tis strange that it should be among such men that we find proofs of friendship and devotion.” Alexandre Dumas
Friendship Devotion, Men Strange, Proofs Found, Friendship, Devotion, Men
Alexandre Dumas Friendship Devotion, Men Strange, Proofs Found, Friendship, Devotion, Men“And now,” said the unknown, “farewell kindness, humanity, and gratitude! Farewell to all the feelings that expand the heart! I have been heaven’s substitute to recompense the good – now the god of vengeance yields to me his power to punish the wicked!” At these words he gave a signal, and, as if only awaiting this signal, the yacht instantly put out to sea.” Alexandre Dumas
Farewell Humanity, Vengeance Power, Punish Wicked, Humanity, Vengeance, Punishment
Alexandre Dumas Farewell Humanity, Vengeance Power, Punish Wicked, Humanity, Vengeance, Punishment“Misfortune is needed to plumb certain mysterious depths in the understanding of men.” Alexandre Dumas
Mysterious Depths, Men Understanding, Misfortune Needed, Misfortune, Depths, Men
Alexandre Dumas Mysterious Depths, Men Understanding, Misfortune Needed, Misfortune, Depths, Men“A man has carried off your mistress, a man has seduced your wife, a man has dishonored your daughter; he has rendered the whole life of one who had the right to expect from heaven that portion of happiness God has promised to every one of his creatures, an existence of misery and infamy; and you think you are avenged because you send a ball through the head, or pass a sword through the breast, of that man who has planted madness in your brain, and despair in your heart.” Alexandre Dumas
Emotional Betrayal, Misery Inflicted, False Vengeance, Despair, Injustice, Wrath
Alexandre Dumas Emotional Betrayal, Misery Inflicted, False Vengeance, Despair, Injustice, Wrath“Instruction is good for a child; but example is worth more.” Alexandre Dumas
Learning Value, Role Models, Child Education, Practical Wisdom, Life Lessons, Exemplary Behavior
Alexandre Dumas Learning Value, Role Models, Child Education, Practical Wisdom, Life Lessons, Exemplary Behavior“Learning does not make one learned: there are those who have knowledge and those who have understanding. The first requires memory and the second philosophy.” Alexandre Dumas
Knowledge Vs Understanding, Memory’s Role, Philosophical Wisdom, Learning, Insight, Wisdom
Alexandre Dumas Knowledge Vs Understanding, Memory’s Role, Philosophical Wisdom, Learning, Insight, Wisdom“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“Rogues are preferable to imbeciles because sometimes they take a rest.” Alexandre Dumas
Clever Rogues, Witty Observation, Preferable Choices, Wit, Wisdom, Contrast
Alexandre Dumas Clever Rogues, Witty Observation, Preferable Choices, Wit, Wisdom, Contrast