Alexandre Dumas:

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.

— Alexandre Dumas Modern

Three Musketeers

Context

The Count of Monte Cristo

Date / Period

1844-1845

Source

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/show/28843-there-is-neither-happiness-nor-miser…

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