*I am not proud, but I am happy; and happiness blinds, I think, more than pride.* [*Alexandre Dumas*](http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4785.Alexandre_Dumas?utm_medium=email&utm_source=quote_of_the_day) Alexandre Dumas (born July 24, 1802) was born Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie. He took the surname Dumas from his grandmother, an enslaved Haitian woman named Marie-Césette.