Jean Valjean

"True strength lies not in violence but in forgiveness."

"Work is the great dignifier of man."

"The human spirit is unbreakable, even in chains."

"Pity is not something you give the poor. Pity is something you owe them."

"Action is consolation; work is consolation."

"To love is to act."

"To be in prison is to be deprived of everything that makes life worth living."

"Mercy is the only true power."

"I am not afraid of the future."

"What is conscience but truth in action?"

"I have learned that life is not about what happens to you, but how you respond."

"The power of forgiveness cannot be overstated."

"Love is the only force that can redeem a corrupted soul."

"Despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt."

"One cannot tear out a page of one's life, but one can throw the book in the fire."

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

"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that you don't exist even in the mind of your oppressor."

"Solitude is where one finds oneself."

"An action committed in anger is an action doomed."

"Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong."

"There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience."

"Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend."

"Pity is not something one can avoid."

"There are souls which fall lower, there are souls which rise higher. You belong to the latter sort."

"Courage is the conquest of the heart."

"Pity is not shameful."

"There is something in us that cannot be broken."

"The soul of goodness cannot be extinguished."

"The spirit of man cannot be enslaved."

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