Within six months, if I am not dead, I shall have seen you again, madam – even if I have to overturn the world.
Alexandre Dumas
Overturn The World, Reunion Promise, Persistent Love, Determination, Faith, Commitment
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Promise | Cynicism | Extremist Behavior | Mortal Condition | Heavens | Nature Cycle | Fatherly Bond | Removing Obstacles | Earthly Struggles | Forsake Bond | Lover’s Belief | Passionate Love | Poet’s Spirit | Hatred | Laughing Privilege | Devil’s Loss | Responsibility | Smile | Anger | Sciences | More
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“I hate the English – they are coarse, like every nation that swills beer.” Alexandre Dumas
National Stereotypes, Personal Disdain, Coarse Habits, English Critique, Stereotypes, Criticism
Alexandre Dumas National Stereotypes, Personal Disdain, Coarse Habits, English Critique, Stereotypes, Criticism“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“I have always had more dread of a pen, a bottle of ink, and a sheet of paper than of a sword or pistol.” Alexandre Dumas
Pen Dread, Paper Sword, Ink Weapon, Pen, Paper, Ink
Alexandre Dumas Pen Dread, Paper Sword, Ink Weapon, Pen, Paper, Ink“Live, for a day will come when you will be happy and bless life.” Alexandre Dumas
Future Happiness, Life Blessing, Hopeful Living, Happiness, Life, Hope
Alexandre Dumas Future Happiness, Life Blessing, Hopeful Living, Happiness, Life, Hope“Man upon this earth must expect everything, and ought to face everything.” Alexandre Dumas
Facing Challenges, Life’s Uncertainty, Resilience Mindset, Earthly Struggles, Strength, Perseverance
Alexandre Dumas Facing Challenges, Life’s Uncertainty, Resilience Mindset, Earthly Struggles, Strength, Perseverance“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“Man does not appear to me to be intended to enjoy felicity so unmixed; happiness is like the enchanted palaces we read of in our childhood, where fierce, fiery dragons defend the entrance and approach; and monsters of all shapes and kinds, requiring to be overcome ere victory is ours.” Alexandre Dumas
Mixed Happiness, Enchanted Obstacles, Felicity’s Guard, Happiness, Obstacles, Felicity
Alexandre Dumas Mixed Happiness, Enchanted Obstacles, Felicity’s Guard, Happiness, Obstacles, Felicity“Joy to hearts which have suffered long is like the dew on the ground after a long drought; both the heart and the ground absorb that beneficent moisture falling on them, and nothing is outwardly apparent.” Alexandre Dumas
Joyful Renewal, Suffering Relief, Emotional Healing, Dew Symbolism, Heart Recovery, Long Suffering
Alexandre Dumas Joyful Renewal, Suffering Relief, Emotional Healing, Dew Symbolism, Heart Recovery, Long Suffering“Mastery of language affords one remarkable opportunities.” Alexandre Dumas
Language Mastery, Remarkable Opportunities, Communication Skills, Knowledge, Power, Opportunities
Alexandre Dumas Language Mastery, Remarkable Opportunities, Communication Skills, Knowledge, Power, Opportunities“Suffering is in proportion to the strength which has been accorded to a person; in other words, the weak suffer more, where the trial is the same, than the strong. And, what are the elementary principles, we may ask, which compose human strength? Is it not – more than anything else – exercise, habit, experience?” Alexandre Dumas
Strength Proportion, Suffering Weak, Human Principles, Strength, Suffering, Experience
Alexandre Dumas Strength Proportion, Suffering Weak, Human Principles, Strength, Suffering, Experience“Possibly nothing at all; the overflow of my brain would probably, in a state of freedom, have evaporated in a thousand follies; misfortune is needed to bring to light the treasures of the human intellect. Compression is needed to explode gunpowder.” Alexandre Dumas
Creativity Under Pressure, Intellectual Growth, Adversity’s Impact, Pressure And Innovation, Creativity, Misfortune
Alexandre Dumas Creativity Under Pressure, Intellectual Growth, Adversity’s Impact, Pressure And Innovation, Creativity, Misfortune“Does this not tell you that grief, as well as in life, there is always something to look forward to beyond?” Alexandre Dumas
Grief Beyond, Future Hope, Life Lessons, Grief, Life, Beyond
Alexandre Dumas Grief Beyond, Future Hope, Life Lessons, Grief, Life, Beyond“Those who are born with a silver spoon,’ Emmanuel said, ’those who have never needed anything, do not understand what happiness is, any more than those who do not know the blessing of a clear sky and who have never entrusted their lives to four planks tossing on a raging sea.” Alexandre Dumas
Silver Spoon, Raging Seas, Perspective On Happiness, Privilege Blindness, Clear Skies, Gratitude
Alexandre Dumas Silver Spoon, Raging Seas, Perspective On Happiness, Privilege Blindness, Clear Skies, Gratitude“For Milady was well aware that her most seductive power was in her voice, which could run skilfully through the whole scale of tones, from mortal speech, upwards to the language of heaven.” Alexandre Dumas
Seductive Voice, Heavenly Language, Skillful Speech, Voice, Language, Speech
Alexandre Dumas Seductive Voice, Heavenly Language, Skillful Speech, Voice, Language, Speech“Capricious and unfaithful, the king wished to be called Louis the Just and Louis the Chaste. Posterity will find a difficulty in understanding this character, which history explains only by facts and never by reason.” Alexandre Dumas
Unfaithful King, Historical Puzzle, Louis Legacy, King, Legacy, History
Alexandre Dumas Unfaithful King, Historical Puzzle, Louis Legacy, King, Legacy, History“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“Hatred is blind and anger deaf: the one who pours himself a cup of vengeance is likely to drink a bitter draught.” Alexandre Dumas
Blind Hatred, Bitter Vengeance, Emotional Blindness, Hatred, Vengeance, Anger
Alexandre Dumas Blind Hatred, Bitter Vengeance, Emotional Blindness, Hatred, Vengeance, Anger