Alexandre Dumas, fils

"The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of."

"Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot."

"Nothing succeeds like success."

"To love is to act."

"Wisdom consists not in seeing things, but in seeing them in their right relations."

"The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved."

"A true friend is someone who thinks you are a good egg even when you are a little cracked."

"Hope is the only universal liar who never loses his reputation for honesty."

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear."

"Change is the only constant in life."

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."

"Knowledge is power."

"Time is the fire in which we burn."

"Truth is like a lion; you do not have to defend it. Let it loose."

"Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear."

"Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without."

"In nature, there are no rewards or punishments, only consequences."

"Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth."

"Science is organized knowledge."

"Music is the universal language of mankind."

"Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark."

"A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way."

"All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance."

"Dreams are the touchstones of our characters."

"Humor is the shortest distance between two people."

"Beauty is truth, truth beauty."

"Death is but crossing the world as friends do the seas."

"Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other."

"Gratitude is the memory of the heart."

"Creativity takes courage."