The Count of Monte Cristo

by Alexandre Dumas

It happens every day that a gambler loses not only what he has, but also what he does not have.’

how true?

Albert turned to Haydée. ‘At what age did the signora leave Greece?’ he asked. ‘At the age of five,’ Haydée replied. ‘And do you recollect your homeland?’ Albert asked. ‘When I close my eyes, I can again see everything that I used to see. There are two ways of seeing: with the body and with the soul. The body’s sight can sometimes forget, but the soul remembers for ever.’

‘No, I am not sorry for myself, because I shall always manage to get by: I shall still have my books, my pencils and my piano, things which are not expensive and which I shall always be able to obtain.