"

I cannot think that man is meant to find happiness so easily! Happiness is like one of those palaces on an enchanted island, its gates guarded by drag...more

"

Happiness is like those palaces in fairytales whose gates are guarded by dragons: We must fight in order to conquer it.

"

There are some situations which men understand by instinct, by which reason is powerless to explain; in such cases the greatest poet is he who gives u...more

"

He who has felt the deepest grief is best able to experience supreme happiness.

"

I am not proud, but I am happy; and happiness blinds, I think, more than pride.

"

She is not my mistress,' replied the young sailor gravely, ‘she is my betrothed.’'Sometimes one and the same thing,' said Morrel, with a smile.'Not wi...more

"

Enough,' said Mercedes, 'enough Edmond! Believe me that she who alone recognized you has been the only one to comprehend you. And had she crossed your...more

"

There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state with another, nothing more.

"

You are my son Dantés! You are the child of my captivity. My priestly office condemned me to celibacy: God sent you to me both to console the man who ...more

"

I was delighted to see you again, and forgot for the moment that all happiness is fleeting.

"

For the happy man prayer is only a jumble of words, until the day when sorrow comes to explain to him the sublime language by means of which he speaks...more

"

Happy! who can answer for that? Happiness or unhappiness is the secret known but to oneself…

"

He who has felt the deepest grief is best able to experience supreme happiness. We must have felt what it is to die, Morrel, that we may appreciate th...more

"

I don’t think man was meant to attain happiness so easily. Happiness is like those palaces in fairy tales whose gates are guarded by dragons: we must ...more

"

Those born to wealth, and who have the means of gratifying every wish, know not what is the real happiness of life, just as those who have been tossed...more