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God is merciful to all, as he has been to you he is first a father, then a judge.
Alexandre Dumas
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Alexandre Dumas
Age: 68 †
Born: 1802
Born: July 24
Died: 1870
Died: December 5
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If God were suddenly condemned to live the life which He has inflicted upon men, He would kill Himself.
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But Valentine, why despair, why always paint the future in such sombre hues? Maximilien asked. Because, my friend, I judge it by the past.
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Everyone knows that drunkards and lovers have a protecting diety.
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It is the way of weakened minds to see everything through a black cloud. The soul forms its own horizons your soul is darkened, and consequently the sky of the future appears stormy and unpromising
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