The Count of Monte Cristo

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"I did not say that I feared it; I only said that death alone could
check the execution of my plans."

"And old age?"

"My end will be achieved before I grow old."

"And madness?"

"I have been nearly mad; and you know the axiom,--non bis in idem. It
is an axiom of criminal law, and, consequently, you understand its full
application."

"Sir," continued Villefort, "there is something to fear besides
death, old age, and madness. For instance, there is apoplexy--that
lightning-stroke which strikes but does not destroy you, and yet which
brings everything to an end. You are still yourself as now, and yet you