“There is nothing more galling to angry people than the coolness of those on whom they wish to vent their spleen.”

“If you wish to discover the guilty person, first find out to whom the crime might be useful.”

“It is the infirmity of our nature always to believe ourselves much more unhappy than those who groan by our sides!”

“it cost me more, but I have nothing to fear.”

“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 on the stormy waters of the ocean on a few frail planks can alone realize the blessings of fair weather.”

“Upon my word,' said Dantes, 'you make me tremble. If I listen much longer to you, I shall believe the world is filled with tigers and crocodiles.''Remember that two-legged tigers and crocodiles are more dangerous than those that walk on four.”

“It was a strange thing: one never appeared to take a step forward int he heart or mind of this man. Those who wished, so to speak, to force their way into intimacy with him found the path blocked.”