The Count Of Monte Cristo Quotes

“God is merciful to all, as he has been to you; he is first a father, then a judge.”
― Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo

“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 path, and you had crushed her like a frail glass, still, Edmond, still she must have admired you! Like the gulf between me and the past, there is an abyss between you, Edmond, and the rest of mankind; and I tell you freely, that the comparison I drew between you and other men will be one of my greatest tortures. No! there is nothing in the world to resemble you in worth and goodness!”
― Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo

“There is something so awe-inspiring in great afflictions that even in the worst times the first emotion of a crowd has generally been to sympathise with the sufferer in a great catastrophe.”
― Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo

“I am - I am" - And his almost closed lips uttered a name so low that the count himself appeared afraid to hear it.”
― Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo

“I can assure you of one thing, — the more men you see die, the easier it becomes to die yourself; and in my opinion, death may be a torture, but it is not an expiation.”
― Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo

“we have both blood in our veins which we wish to shed - that is our mutual guaranty. Tell the viscount so, and that to-morrow, before ten o'clock, I shall see what color his is.”
― Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo