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Learn ever to separate the king and the principle of royalty. The king is but man; royalty is the spirit of God. When you are in doubt as to which you should serve, forsake the material appearance for the invisible principle, for this is everything.

— Alexandre Dumas Vingt ans après (Twenty Years After) (1845)

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"Weep," said Athos, "weep, heart full of love, youth, and life! Alas, would I could weep like you!"

The Three Musketeers (1844)

Until the day when God will deign to reveal the future to man, all human wisdom is contained in these two words, Wait and hope.

The Count of Monte Cristo (1845)

All for one, one for all, that is our motto.

The Three Musketeers (1844)

You are young, and your bitter recollections have time to change themselves into sweet remembrances."

The Three Musketeers (1844)

There is a woman in every case; as soon as they bring me a report, I say, 'Look for the woman'.

Les Mohicans de Paris (The Mohicans of Paris) (1864)

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God seeks comrades and claims love,
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