You complain about seeing thorny rose bushes; Me, I rejoice and give thanks to the gods That thorns have roses. – Alphonse Karr Letters written from my Garden
Love in marriage should be the accomplishment of a beautiful dream, and not, as it too often is, the end. – Alphonse Karr
Uncertainty is the worst of all evils until the moment when reality makes us regret uncertainty. – Alphonse Karr
Every man has three characters – that which he exhibits, that which he has, and that which he thinks he has. – Alphonse Karr
I gather from a lawyer that there was a rehearsal yesterday. We haven’t a hope. I know the presiding judge too: I’ve had the misfortune to sleep with his wife. He was specially picked. – Alphonse Karr
If we are to abolish the death penalty, I should like to see the first step taken by my friends the murderers. – Alphonse Karr
Love is the most terrible, and also the most generous of the passions; it is the only one which includes in its dreams the happiness of someone else. – Alphonse Karr
