One always hurries towards happiness, Monsieur Danglars, because when one has suffered much, one is at pains to believe in it.
It is not the tree that forsakes the flower, but the flower that forsakes the tree.
Life is very tenacious in these lawyers.
God orders a man to do all he can to save his life.
Edmond Dantes: I don't believe in God. Abbe Faria: That doesn't matter, He believes in you.
As a general rule...people ask for advice only in order not to follow it; or if they do follow it, in order to have someone to blame for giving it.