Edmond Dantes: I don't believe in God. Abbe Faria: That doesn't matter, He believes in you.

Unfortunates, who ought to begin with God, do not have any hope in him till they have exhausted all other means of deliverance.

It is the way of weakened minds to see everything through a black cloud. The soul forms its own horizons; your soul is darkened, and consequently the sky of the future appears stormy and unpromising

Love is the most selfish of all the passions.

Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures.

God is merciful to all, as he has been to you; he is first a father, then a judge.

In this world, all--men, women, and kings--must live for the present. We can only live for the future for God