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Brief Biography

Alexandre Dumas, born on July 24, 1802, and died on December 5, 1870, was one of the most famous and prolific French writers of the 19th century. His works have inspired and captivated readers for generations.

12 Quotes of Wisdom

1. Learning and Understanding: “Learning does not make one learned: there are those who have knowledge and those who have understanding. The first requires memory and the second philosophy.”
2. Lifelong Education: “One’s work may be finished someday, but one’s education never.”
3. Passionate Dedication: “Infatuated, half through conceit, half through love of my art, I achieve the impossible working as no one else ever works.”
4. Happiness and Misery: “There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state with another, nothing more. He who has felt the deepest grief is best able to experience supreme happiness.”
5. Head and Heart: “There are two distinct sorts of ideas: Those that proceed from the head and those that emanate from the heart.”
6. Business Relationships: “In business, sir, one has no friends, only correspondents.”
7. Life’s Storms: “Life is a storm, my young friend. You will bask in the sunlight one moment, be shattered on the rocks the next. What makes you a man is what you do when that storm comes.”
8. Advice: “As a general rule…people ask for advice only in order not to follow it; or if they do follow it, in order to have someone to blame for giving it.”
9. Treason and Patriotism: “The difference between treason and patriotism is only a matter of dates.”
10. Seeing with the Soul: “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.”
11. True Love: “True love always makes a man better, no matter what woman inspires it.”
12. Life as a Novel: “Your life story is a novel; and people, though they love novels bound between two yellow paper covers, are oddly suspicious of those which come to them in living vellum, even when they are gilded.”

Alexandre Dumas’s wisdom transcends time, offering valuable insights into learning, love, and life’s challenges. His quotes continue to inspire and motivate individuals around the world.

Books by Alexandre Dumas:

1. The Count of Monte Cristo – A timeless tale of revenge and redemption.
2. The Three Musketeers – An adventure-filled story of friendship and bravery.
3. The Man in the Iron Mask – A gripping mystery about identity and intrigue.

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