“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. We must have felt what it is to die, Morrel, that we may appreciate the enjoyments of life.”
More from Alexandre Dumas
“Love is the most selfish of all the passions.”
“Love is the most selfish of all the passions.”
“Ah, lips that say one thing, while the heart thinks another.”
“Be kind, aim for my heart.”