Jean Valjean

"Misfortune is a wonderful teacher."

"The poor are the only ones who truly understand suffering."

"Patience is not the absence of action, but the right timing."

"The poor man's wealth is his dignity."

"The past cannot be changed, but the future is ours to build."

"When a man is loaded with privileges, he must not complain of his fate."

"You can destroy a man but not conquer him."

"When you say impossible, you surrender."

"The night is a time for counsel."

"He had one single thought: to escape."

"Even the blackest night will end and the sun will rise."

"The poor have the right to steal."

"It is not enough to have suffered; one must have found meaning in the suffering."

"A man's conscience is his compass."

"Truth, however painful, is better than comfortable deception."

"Forgiveness is the greatest victory over one's enemies."

"Solitude teaches us who we truly are when stripped of pretense."

"Perseverance in the face of adversity is the mark of true nobility."

"Strength is found in the courage to persevere."

"To love is to act."

"To love another person is to see the face of God."

"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear—not absence of fear."

"Let us cherish and love our enemies."

"Sorrow is a fruit. God does not make it grow on limbs too weak to bear it."

"The supreme virtue is to choose one's way and follow it."

"The supreme human court is the court of conscience."

"What a grand thing it is to be loved! What a grander thing still to love!"

"Pity is not agreeable to beggars; they never ask for that, they ask for justice."

"There is nothing like a dream to create the future."

"When a man has done what he believes to be his duty, he is at peace."