Alexandre Dumas

Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures. ↗

— Alexandre Dumas

#fear

Woman is sacred; the woman one loves is holy. ↗

— Alexandre Dumas

#women #worship #love

I am not proud, but I am happy; and happiness blinds, I think, more than pride. ↗

— Alexandre Dumas

#pride #pride

Moral wounds have this peculiarity - they may be hidden, but they never close; always painful, always ready to bleed when touched, they remain fresh and open in the heart. ↗

— Alexandre Dumas

#pain #life

As a general rule...people ask for advice only in order not to follow it; or if they do follow it, in order to have someone to blame for giving it. ↗

— Alexandre Dumas

#it-s-so-true #sociology #nature

Happiness is like those palaces in fairytales whose gates are guarded by dragons: We must fight in order to conquer it. ↗

— Alexandre Dumas

#dragons

True love always makes a man better, no matter what woman inspires it. ↗

— Alexandre Dumas

#love #inspirational

For the happy man prayer is only a jumble of words, until the day when sorrow comes to explain to him the sublime language by means of which he speaks to God. ↗

— Alexandre Dumas

#prayer #religious #sorrow #language

Fool that I am," said he,"that I did not tear out my heart the day I resolved to revenge myself". ↗

— Alexandre Dumas

#fool

Women are never so strong as after their defeat. ↗

— Alexandre Dumas

#empowerment #perseverance #strength #women #perseverance