I mentioned weeks ago that I’m focusing this period on reading classic literature, among them “The Count of Monte Cristo” by Alexandre Dumas, which I’ve already finished. It took me around a month, well, it was 1243 pages.

I think it’s the best book I’ve read so far. It’s perfect in everything: the theme, plot, structure, characters, and climax. If I could erase this book from my memory so I could read it again with the freshness of a first read, I would.

So, I would like to share some excerpts from this book. Words that made me stop and think more than twice about them, ponder deeply.

Here we go:

“Death has its secrets of pain and pleasure, like life; it is just a question of knowing what they are.”

“Well, Maximilien, does that not tell you that grief is like life and that there is always something unknown beyond it?”

“Providence does exist, but you cannot see her, because, as the daughter of God, she is invisible like her father. You have seen nothing that resembles her because she proceeds by hidden means and walks down dark paths.”

“Learning does not make one learned: there are those who have knowledge and those who have understanding. The first requires memory, the second philosophy. […] Philosophy cannot be taught. Philosophy is the union of all acquired knowledge and the genius that applies it: philosophy is the shining cloud upon which Christ set His foot to go up into heaven.”