Van Helsing

Character in Dracula From: Dracula

The wise professor and vampire hunter whose narration and speeches guide the narrative

278 quotes

"The dead shall rise again"
Death
"Science cannot explain all mysteries"
Science
"Truth, though bitter, is always noble"
Truth
"The pursuit of knowledge demands sacrifice"
Knowledge
"We are called to be instruments of divine justice"
Justice
"Faith is the shield against despair"
Faith
"Victory belongs to those who persevere"
Perseverance
"We learn from failure, not from success!"
Wisdom
"Despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt."
Hope
"The strength of the vampire is that people will not believe in him."
Power
"Patience is the virtue of the strong."
Patience
"The dead do not rest easy when wronged."
Death
"Justice delayed is not justice denied, but justice transformed."
Justice
"Time is both our enemy and our salvation."
Time
"Peace is only possible when evil is vanquished."
Peace
"Inspiration strikes those prepared to receive it."
Inspiration
"Work done in fellowship is work made bearable."
Work
"History repeats itself to those who ignore its lessons."
History
"We learn from failure, not from success!"
Wisdom
"Dead they may be—or live they may be, but to us they are foul things that must be put away"
Courage
"We have on our side power of mind"
Strength
"We can work there, and learn there, and in time perhaps we shall find"
Hope
"The great and terrible task is before us"
Courage
"I am but a man; and the treasury of the world is open to the man who will read"
Education
"We must work together, and in silence and in secret"
"The strength of the vampire is that people will not believe in him"
Truth
"I have for many years devoted myself to the study of obscure diseases"
Knowledge
"There is hope yet, if we act and act at once"
Hope
"The child-brain of the New World can aid the wisdom-worn experience of the Old"
Wisdom
"In this world there are such things as ghosts"
Truth