Jean Valjean

"Hatred is a bottomless cup; I will not drink and will not serve it to others."

"A man is not punished for his sins, but by them."

"A man's life is worth more than a moment of pride."

"Pity is not something you give, it is something you feel."

"Conscience is God."

"Forgiveness is the only way to break the cycle of hatred."

"To die happy, I need to feel I have lived a good life."

"A heart full of love has room for all injustice and all suffering."

"Strength comes from within, not from without."

"There is no greater power than the power to forgive."

"Conscience is implacable."

"The supreme happiness of life, is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves."

"I have a dream that one day all men will be treated equally."

"The supreme happiness is to believe oneself loved."

"When a man is drowning in the rapids, he is not grateful for a cup of water."

"We are not defined by our circumstances, but by how we respond to them."

"The greatest act of courage is to remain human."

"I am but a spirit, wandering in search of light."

"It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live."

"I have come here to accuse myself, not to defend myself."

"I am condemned to be free; therefore I am responsible for everything I do."

"Society has pronounced its judgment upon me, but God has not."

"There are other things in life than what you read in books."

"I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul."

"I have learned to think ill of myself and well of the world."

"I am the resurrection and the life."

"Forgiveness is the greatest gift we can give ourselves."

"The past can hurt. But you can run from it or learn from it."

"When a man is not loved, he is lost."

"Whatever we sow, we shall reap."