The Count of Monte Cristo

"I am neither king nor emperor, but something far greater—I am a man who has conquered his fate."

"Knowledge is power, but humility is wisdom."

"A wise man accepts his fate; a fool rebels against it."

"I have resolved to wait and hope."

"There is no such thing as a miracle, only the inevitable and the unexpected."

"Do you believe in fate?"

"I have gained what I sought; but I have paid the price for it."

"The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power."

"I am not come to punish, but to punish myself."

"Life is a storm, my young friend. You will bask in the sunlight one moment, be shattered on the rocks the next."

"There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state with another."

"I will not be the instrument of divine vengeance."

"Freedom is the air we breathe only when we are truly alive."

"Fate shuffles the cards, but we play the hand."

"The greatest wealth is in the hearts of men."

"I have learned that destiny is not written; it is chosen."

"Hope is a cruel mistress."

"The dead alone do not return."

"God has granted me the power to punish; I will use it."

"I have resolved never to open my heart to any one."

"Misanthropy is not born with man."

"I have learned that man is not born to happiness."

"Betrayal is a weapon of the weak."

"Money is the god of the living; do you believe in the immortal God?"

"Forgive me if I seem sad; sadness is my natural state."

"All human wisdom is contained in these two words—'Wait and Hope.'"

"Wait and hope."

"I am not mad; but I am angry."

"Revenge is the lent of the poor."

"Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong"