Monte Cristo

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

The mysterious persona Dantès assumes; instrument of justice and vengeance

129 quotes

"Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent"
Justice
"Beware of the beautiful woman, for she may be your destruction"
"I have learned that there are but two creatures worthy of consideration on this earth - the strong and the weak"
Strength
"I am the instrument of divine justice"
Power
"I am not what I was, but neither am I what I shall be"
Change
"The man who does not believe in himself is already defeated"
Strength
"Between the criminal and the judge stands the avenger"
Justice
"I have studied every language known to man to prepare for this moment"
Knowledge
"I came, I was wronged, and I took my vengeance"
Courage
"I believe in nothing, and I am satisfied."
Philosophy
"I am not what I appear to be; I am far deeper than that."
Philosophy
"I am the resurrection and the life."
Faith
"A man who doubts himself is like a soldier who distrusts his weapon."
Strength
"The world judges us by the masks we wear."
Truth
"I have ceased to wonder and have begun to act."
"Courage is the ornament of the brave."
Courage
"We are what we make ourselves to be."
Success
"The heart of a woman is a secret book."
Love
"I am not what I am."
"The past cannot be changed; only the future can."
Change
"The strongest man is he who stands alone."
Strength
"A man without enemies is a man without convictions."
Leadership
"Money is the god of the living; do you believe in the immortal God?"
Money
"I have resolved never to open my heart to any one."
Solitude
"I have learned that destiny is not written; it is chosen."
Motivation
"Freedom is the air we breathe only when we are truly alive."
Freedom
"The world is for those who can make it so."
Power
"Money cannot buy what the soul truly needs."
Money
"The dead speak only through the living."
Philosophy
"A man must be willing to lose everything to gain his soul back."
Courage