Alexandre Dumas: The Count of Monte CristoThrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantes is confined to the grim fortress of Château d'If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and he becomes determined not only to escape, but also to unearth the treasure and use it to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration. Dumas' epic tale of retribution, inspired by a real-life case of wrongful imprisonment, was a huge popular success when it was first serialized in the late 1840s. |
The friends that we have lost do not repose in the bosom of the earth, but are buried deep in our hearts.
Chapter 112
Moral wounds have this peculiarity, - they may be hidden, but they never close; always painful, always ready to bleed when touched, they remain fresh and open in the heart.
Chapter 86
He who has felt the deepest grief is best able to experience supreme happiness.
Chapter 117
A heart overwhelmed with one great grief is insensible to minor emotions.
Chapter 73
Men who are truly generous are always ready to compassionate when the misfortune of their enemy surpasses the limits of their hatred.
Chapter 86
Man does not appear to me to be intended to enjoy felicity so unmixed; happiness is like the enchanted palaces we read of in our childhood, where fierce, fiery dragons defend the entrance and approach; and monsters of all shapes and kinds, requiring to be overcome ere victory is ours.
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