Edmond Dantès

Character in The Count of Monte Cristo From: The Count of Monte Cristo

Protagonist; wrongly imprisoned sailor who becomes the Count of Monte Cristo

410 quotes

"I have learned to hope."
Hope
"I have wept and I have suffered."
"I am neither ambitious nor avaricious."
"Hope is the last thing that dies in man."
Hope
"We are the masters of our fate."
Freedom
"God is merciful to all, as he has been merciful to me."
Faith
"Without hope, life is but a grave."
Hope
"I waited because I had hope, and hope sustained me through darkness."
Hope
"I have been and still am sick from the despair of my captivity."
Freedom
"I have suffered greatly, and therefore I understand suffering."
Wisdom
"I thank God for my strength and my patience."
Gratitude
"Revenge is a dish best served cold."
Justice
"I have resolved to live."
Perseverance
"I am prepared for the very worst."
Courage
"What is not forbidden is permitted."
Freedom
"We are all slaves to our circumstances."
Freedom
"Betrayal is the deepest wound a friend can inflict."
Friendship
"True nobility comes from how we treat those beneath us."
Leadership
"We must be architects of our own destiny."
Motivation
"An unjust law is no law at all."
Justice
"The bonds of family are stronger than any fortress."
Family
"Loyalty is tested in times of adversity."
Friendship
"Dreams sustained me through my darkest hours."
Dreams
"Revenge is a dish best served cold."
Justice
"Hope is the only thing stronger than fear."
Hope
"Patience is the virtue of heroes."
Patience
"Betrayal cuts deeper than any sword."
Truth
"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Justice
"Freedom is the greatest treasure."
Freedom
"Courage is not the absence of fear."
Courage