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The Black Tulip Quotes

A man is always endowed by Heaven with too much for his own happiness, and just enough to make him miserable.[Qu’un homme a toujours reçu du ciel trop pour être heureux, assez pour ne l’être pas.]

Source:(ed. Dent & Sons, 1906), Chapter V. The Tulip-Fancier and his Neighbour, Page 45
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  • Book: The Black Tulip
  • Writer: Alexandre Dumas
  • Genre: Historical Fiction, Romance
  • Published: 1850
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