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Alexandre Dumas

~ 1802 - 1870

Alexandre Dumas was a French writer born in 1802. He is known for his historical novels, such as "The Three Musketeers" and "The Count of Monte Cristo," which are still widely read and adapted into various media today. Dumas is celebrated for his storytelling skills, colorful characters, and vivid depictions of historical events.

  1. All generalizations are dangerous, even this one.

    Alexandre Dumas
    #generalizations#caution#irony

  2. The merit of all things lies in their difficulty.

    Alexandre Dumas
    #difficulty#merit#value

  3. Business? It's quite simple; it's other people's money.

    Alexandre Dumas
    #money#business#simplicity

  4. Business is other people's money.

    Alexandre Dumas
    #business#finance#strategy

  5. A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms against himself. He makes his failure certain by himself being the first person to be convinced of it.

    Alexandre Dumas
    #doubt#failure#self-sabotage

  6. All human wisdom is summed up in two words; wait and hope.

    Alexandre Dumas
    #wisdom#patience#hope

  7. Happiness is like those palaces in fairy tales whose gates are guarded by dragons: we must fight in order to conquer it.

    Alexandre Dumas
    #happiness#struggle#fantasy

  8. All human wisdom is contained in these two words, Wait and Hope.

    Alexandre Dumas
    #wisdom#patience#optimism

  9. For all evils there are two remedies - time and silence.

    Alexandre Dumas
    #time#silence#remedies

  10. It's necessary to have wished for death in order to know how good it is to live.

    Alexandre Dumas
    #death#life#appreciation