Alexandre Dumas

Novelist Playwright French 1802 – 1870

French author of The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers.

389 quotes

"The truth has a way of emerging, no matter how deep we bury it."
Truth
"Happiness is not a destination; it is the quality of the journey."
Happiness
"A man's true worth is measured by how he treats those who can do nothing for him."
Kindness
"Change is inevitable; resistance to it is what causes suffering."
Change
"The only real failure is the failure to try."
Courage
"Love is the only force that can transform hatred into understanding."
Love
"Wisdom whispers while foolishness shouts."
Wisdom
"Every person carries within them the capacity for both great good and terrible evil."
Philosophy
"To be truly alive is to feel everything, including pain."
Life
"The legacy we leave is not measured in gold, but in the lives we touch."
"Hope is the last thing to die in the human breast, and it dies hardest."
Hope
"A true education teaches you how to think, not what to think."
Education
"Leadership is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do."
Leadership
"The greatest power is the ability to forgive those who have wronged us."
Power
"Time does not heal all wounds; acceptance and action do."
Time
"Freedom without responsibility is license; responsibility without freedom is oppression."
Freedom
"The human spirit is capable of enduring what seems impossible."
Strength
"Dreams pursued with determination become reality."
Dreams
"Adventure is life; life without adventure is merely existing."
Adventure
"Imagination is the bridge between what is and what could be."
Imagination
"Creativity requires the courage to be vulnerable."
Creativity
"The pursuit of beauty is the pursuit of truth."
Beauty
"Laughter is the best defense against despair."
Humor
"A person is rich not by what they possess, but by what they can afford to give away."
"The greatest adventure is understanding oneself."
"Work becomes pleasure when it serves a purpose greater than yourself."
Work
"Music is the soundtrack of the soul."
Music
"Art is the visual representation of invisible truths."
Art
"Science reveals how things work; philosophy questions why they should."
Science