Author of quotes: Alexandre Dumas

A person who doubts himself is like a person who joins the ranks of his enemies and arms himself against himself. He makes his failure obvious by being the first to see it.

Wait and hope.

Man will achieve perfection only when he can, like a deity, create and destroy at will; he has already learned to destroy - that means that half the way has already been passed.

To learn is not to know; there are those who know and there are scientists, some are created by memory, others by philosophy.

Only misfortune reveals the secret riches of the human mind; in order for gunpowder to give an explosion, it must be compressed.

Fernand remained cold; he did not try to wipe away the tears that ran down Mercedes' cheeks, and yet for each of her tears he would give a glass of his own blood. But those tears were shed for someone else!

I ask you without threats, Monsieur Fernand de Mondego Vicomte de Morcert, I do not tolerate them either from enemies, much less from friends.

At the word "I demand," Beauchamp raised his eyes to Albert and, immediately lowering them, thought for a minute.

I am your friend, Morcer. But I can forget about it if you keep talking like that...

Fortunately, d'artagnan did not pay attention to the chatter. His motto was: do well and let them say what they want. The Board chose the motto: let do what they want, be silent. And both, as usual, all the great minds, intra pectus, were convinced that they are right and not those who scolded.

The Monsignor was pleased to buy a big balloon, which I will show you; he occupies the entire top of the great tower, except a gallery which is built on the orders of the Monsignor over the globe. The sun and the moon hanging on threads and on the wire. It all revolves; a beautiful thing! Monsignor shows me a faraway land and sea; we will obedience never to go there. It is extremely entertaining!

Supported arms, from all sides ran to him, he could turn his gaze to the side of the fortress and get it confused her on the main Bastion of the white Royal banner; his ears, no longer able to perceive the noises of life, I catch however hardly hear a drum roll, announcing victory.
Then, clutching cold, dead hand a Marshal's baton embroidered with gold lilies, he lowered his eyes, for he had no more strength to look to the sky, and fell to muttering strange, unknown words, seemed surprised soldiers some cabbalism, words that once meant so much and which now, besides dying, nobody knew:
- Athos, Porthos, see you soon. Aramis, adieu forever!
From four brave men, the story that we told, there was only the dust; their souls are summoned God.

The eve of the battle - an important and solemn moment, even for old soldiers, and especially for young people, who were the first to see this Grand spectacle.
On the eve of battle I think about a thousand things, which before were forgotten, and now come to mind. On the eve of battle men, until then indifferent, become friends, and friends - almost brothers.

Swear that no matter what happens, always keep the friendship. And may this oath bind not only us but also our descendants.