Great Expectations

Book · 8 characters · 814 quotes · 1861

Quotes from Great Expectations

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"Love is not an acquisition, but a surrender."
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"What is education without character?"
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"Loneliness is the poverty of the spirit."
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"The heart wants what it wants, regardless of reason."
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"In the very shadow of the gallows, there is hope."
Magwitch Hope
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"Pride goeth before a fall."
Joe Gargery
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"The past cannot be changed, only accepted."
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"I am not made for better things."
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"There are few things I would not do for those I truly care about."
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"Remorse is the poison of life."
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"I wish you every happiness in the world."
Estella Hope
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"The true greatness lies not in wealth, but in character."
Magwitch Wisdom
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"I felt that I was growing desperate from inaction."
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"A man may have a deal of money and not be worth a five-pound note."
Joe Gargery Money
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"It would be a poor thing to be at the command of the moment and not master of yourself."
Joe Gargery Strength
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"We are not micros of our circumstances; we are the authors of our fate."
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"Whatever I have tried to do in life, I have tried with all my heart."
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"I have been bent and broken, but - I hope - into a better shape."
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"Love endures beyond all else."
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"We must accept what we cannot change."
Joe Gargery
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"Courage is not the absence of fear."
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"True friendship asks nothing but honesty."
Herbert Pocket Friendship
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"I seek redemption through action."
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"I have grown beyond my former self."
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"The truth will eventually reveal itself."
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"Love requires vulnerability."
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"We are all prisoners of circumstance."
Magwitch Freedom
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"I cannot undo my betrayals."
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"Kindness is the greatest power."
Joe Gargery Kindness
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"I have learned humility through suffering."
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