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Character in Great Expectations From: Great Expectations

Protagonist and narrator; an orphan with great expectations

624 quotes

"True strength comes from accepting our past, not running from it"
Strength
"The moment I saw her, I was lost"
Love
"I am afraid I am a coarse, common boy, and that the plain truth is, I am not so good as I should like to be."
"It is a most miserable thing to feel ashamed of home."
Family
"The unqualified truth is, that when I loved Estella with all the force of my heart, I was resolved that my body should be as presentable as my mind."
Love
"Suffering has been stronger than all other teaching."
Wisdom
"The world is not kind to those who are different."
"Great expectations indeed!"
"That was a memorable day to me, for it made great changes in my life."
Change
"The time will come - I am sure it will come - when domestic affections and public duties are reconciled."
Hope
"It may be that those people suppose we are all equals."
Justice
"Perhaps I might improve as I grew older - as most people may."
Hope
"I have never been so near happiness."
Happiness
"There is such promise in the future."
Hope
"The heart knows no social divisions."
Relationships
"I have learned that expectations are often sources of misery."
Wisdom
"The path to true understanding is paved with humility."
Wisdom
"Forgiveness is the greatest act of strength."
Strength
"The truth is often painful, but always necessary."
Truth
"I have come to understand that gentility is not about breeding alone."
Wisdom
"There is honor in acknowledging one's mistakes."
Courage
"I have learned to value what I once despised."
Change
"Success achieved at the cost of one's character is no success at all."
Success
"I have discovered that simplicity holds its own beauty."
Beauty
"It is never too late to reclaim one's true path."
Hope
"The measure of a person is how they treat those beneath them in station."
Kindness
"I have learned that pride precedes a great fall."
Wisdom
"There is redemption available even to those who seem lost."
Hope
"The past cannot be changed, but it can be understood."
Time
"I have come to see that love requires selflessness."
Love