Quotes from Alexandre Dumas

out his hand to assist him to rise. It is much better both for you and for me to stop where we are, answered the wounded man. CORBLEU—I am more your

Omul nu va fi perfect decat atunci cand va sti sa creeze si sa distruga ca Dumnezeu. Deja stie sa distruga, deci jumatate din drum e facut.

corselet, without his coat of mail, without his cuisses; a Don Quixote clothed in a woolen doublet, the blue color of which had faded into a nameless shade between lees of wine and a heavenly azure; face long and brown; high cheek bones, a sign of sagacity; the maxillary muscles enormously developed

This horse is decidedly, or rather has been in his youth, a buttercup, resumed the stranger, continuing the remarks he had begun, and addressing himself to his auditors at the window

sauce made of virgin oil, lemon juice, coarsely ground pepper, parsley, spring onion and chopped Spanish garlic [rocambole, but ordinary garlic will do].

Remember, nowadays it's only by personal courage that a man can get on in this world.

A vida é uma tempestade (...) Um dia você está tomando sol e no dia seguinte o mar te lança contra as rochas. O que faz de você um homem é o que você faz quando a tempestade vem.

Fino a quel giorno che Dio si degnerà di svelare all'uomo il futuro, tutta la saggezza umana sarà in queste due parole: aspettare e sperare!

Chacun connaît ce retour de l'île d'Elbe, retour étrange, miraculeux, qui, sans exemple dans le passé, restera probablement sans imitation dans l'avenir.

En général, on ne demande de conseils, disait-il, que pour ne les pas suivre; ou, si on les a suivis, que pour avoir quelqu'un à qui l'on puisse faire le reproche de les avoir donnés.»

His was one of those rare organizations, endowed with an obedient intelligence like that of the dog;

THE SHOULDER OF ATHOS, THE BALDRIC OF PORTHOS AND THE HANDKERCHIEF OF ARAMIS

Io sono uno di quelli che gli uomini chiamano proscritti, banditi, briganti, e sia! Ma se porto via denaro al ricco, non tolgo mai nulla al povero. Odio la violenza, cerco di non versare sangue, amo la patria mia: solo la gente normanna mi è odiosa perché è gente tiranna».

Trebuie sa fi vrut sa mori ca sa stii cat de placut e sa traiesti.

Era venuto il momento di fissare lo sguardo sullo spettro implacabile che cammina a fianco di ogni creatura umana e che a ogni pulsazione del cuore le grida: Tu morrai

Porthos, you are as vain as Narcissus; I plainly tell you so, replied Aramis.

Moi, j'ai déjà prévenu Ronsard de venir me rejoindre; et là, tous les deux loin du bruit, loin du monde, loin des méchants, sous nos grands bois, aux bords de la rivière, au murmure des ruisseaux, nous parlerons des choses de Dieu, seule compensation qu'il y ait en ce monde aux choses des hommes.

A tutti i mali vi sono due rimedi: il tempo e il silenzio

A woman's eye can read the face of the man she loves, its every feeling of pride, its every expression of suffering; it might almost be said that Heaven has graciously granted to women, on account of their very weakness, more than it has accorded to other creatures.

Do not give me more credit than I deserve, and you will never have to revise your first impression of me.

a man can only console himself for a lost affection by the discovery of a new one.

Ni-l închipuim pe Dumnezeu, dar simÈ›im dragostea; nu cumva dragostea este singurul, unicul È™i adev?ratul Dumnezeu?

A volte la gioia fa un effetto strano, ti opprime quasi come il dolore.

The dream of poor Bazin had always been to serve a man of the cloth.