“ A man who holds a sword in his hand, and sees a mortal enemy within reach of that sword, and does not fight, is a coward! ”
Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo (1845). copy citation
| Author | Alexandre Dumas |
|---|---|
| Source | The Count of Monte Cristo |
| Topic | fight enemies |
| Date | 1845 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1184/1184-h/1184-h.htm |
Context
““but you know the guilty do not like to find themselves convicted.”
“I know it, and I expected this result.”
“You expected my son would be a coward?” cried the count.
“M. Albert de Morcerf is no coward!” said Monte Cristo.
“A man who holds a sword in his hand, and sees a mortal enemy within reach of that sword, and does not fight, is a coward! Why is he not here that I may tell him so?”
“Sir,” replied Monte Cristo coldly, “I did not expect that you had come here to relate to me your little family affairs. Go and tell M. Albert that, and he may know what to answer you.””
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