The Count of Monte Cristo

Book · 8 characters · 813 quotes · 1920

Quotes from The Count of Monte Cristo

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"Circumstances change, but not the heart."
Mercédès Love
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"Knowledge is power."
Abbé Faria Knowledge
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"I am the resurrection and the life."
Edmond Dantès Hope
E
"Vengeance is a dish that is best served cold."
Edmond Dantès Justice
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"Live and learn."
Caderousse Life
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"A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his own enemies and bear arms against himself."
Abbé Faria Courage
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"There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state to another."
Edmond Dantès Happiness
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"Mystery and secrecy are the tools of the powerful."
Edmond Dantès Power
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"Education is the foundation of all human progress."
Abbé Faria Education
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"A promise made is a debt incurred."
Edmond Dantès
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"The greatest treasure is freedom."
Abbé Faria Freedom
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"I learned to suffer; I did not learn patience."
Edmond Dantès Patience
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"I have resolved to penetrate the mystery of human destiny."
Edmond Dantès Philosophy
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"Knowledge is power."
Abbé Faria Knowledge
E
"I am not mad; I am simply determined."
Edmond Dantès Perseverance
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"To live without enmity is to live without passion."
Edmond Dantès Strength
E
"Revenge is a dish best served cold."
Edmond Dantès Justice
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"Wait and hope."
Abbé Faria Hope
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"Life is a storm, my young friend. You will bask in the sunlight one moment, be shattered on the rocks the next."
Abbé Faria Life
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"Memory is both a blessing and a curse."
Edmond Dantès Time
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"The greatest gift a man can give is forgiveness."
Edmond Dantès Kindness
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"A man without enemies is a man without convictions."
Monte Cristo Leadership
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"Death is preferable to dishonor."
Edmond Dantès Courage
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"The strongest man is he who stands alone."
Monte Cristo Strength
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"A prisoner has no family but memory."
Edmond Dantès Family
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"The past cannot be changed; only the future can."
Monte Cristo Change
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"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold secret."
Edmond Dantès Truth
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"An injury forgiven can never be fully forgotten."
Edmond Dantès Justice
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"Beware of entrance to a quarrel, but being in, bear't that the opposed may beware of thee."
Edmond Dantès Courage
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"I am not what I am."
Monte Cristo