Alexandre Dumas

The greatest happiness is to know the source of unhappiness.

From The Count of Monte Cristo

A man does not control his own fate. The women in his life do that for him.

From The Count of Monte Cristo

It is not the crime that is important; it is the punishment.

From The Count of Monte Cristo

The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will.

From The Count of Monte Cristo

One's destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.

From The Count of Monte Cristo

He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.

From The Count of Monte Cristo

In the end, the only thing that matters is what you have done.

From The Count of Monte Cristo

All human wisdom is contained in these two words, 'Wait and Hope.'

From The Count of Monte Cristo

Life is a storm; my young friend. You will bask in the sunlight one moment, be shattered on the rocks the next.

From The Count of Monte Cristo

I am not proud, but I am happy; and happiness blinds, I know it.

From The Count of Monte Cristo