“I have always had more dread of a pen, a bottle of ink, and a sheet of paper than of a sword or pistol.”
― The Count of Monte Cristo
― The Count of Monte Cristo
“Those who are skilled in combat do not become angered, those who are skilled at winning do not become afraid. Thus the wise win before they fight, while the ignorant fight to win.”
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“There are two ways of seeing: with the body and with the soul. The body's sight can sometimes forget, but the soul remembers forever.”
― The Count of Monte Cristo
― The Count of Monte Cristo
“Opportunistic relationships can hardly be kept constant. The acquaintance of honorable people, even at a distance, does not add flowers in times of warmth and does not change its leaves in times of cold: it continues unfading through the four seasons, becomes increasingly stable as it passes through ease and danger.”
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