Alexandre Dumas Quotes


Athos liked every one to exercise his own free-will. He never gave his advice before it was demanded and even then it must be demanded twice. "In general, people only ask for advice," he said "that they may not follow it or if they should follow it that they may have somebody to blame for having given it".


Citations

Dumas, Alexandre. The Three Musketeers. Translated by William Robson, G. Routledge & Co., 1853, p. 95.

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Alexandre Dumas
Alexandre Dumas
  • Born: July 24, 1802
  • Died: December 5, 1870
  • Nationality: French
  • Profession: Novelist, Playwright

Alexandre Dumas, also known as Alexandre Dumas père (where père is French for 'father', thus 'the elder/senior'), was a French writer. His works have been translated into many languages, and he is one of the most widely read French authors. Many of his historical novels of high adventure were originally published as serials, including The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After, and The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later. His novels have been adapted since the early twentieth century into nearly 200 films.