Les Misérables

Book · 8 characters · 800 quotes · 1862

Quotes from Les Misérables

F
"One is not poor when one still has hope."
Fantine Hope
J
"Pity is not something one can avoid."
Jean Valjean Kindness
F
"To love another person is to see the face of God."
Fantine Love
J
"Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend."
Jean Valjean Love
J
"There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience."
Jean Valjean Justice
F
"To die is nothing, but to cease to love is everything."
Fantine Love
J
"Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong."
Jean Valjean Wisdom
J
"An action committed in anger is an action doomed."
Jean Valjean Wisdom
F
"To love another person is to see the face of God."
Fantine Love
J
"Solitude is where one finds oneself."
Jean Valjean Solitude
F
"The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved."
Fantine Love
J
"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."
Jean Valjean Freedom
C
"A grateful heart is a happy heart."
Cosette Gratitude
J
"I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul."
Jean Valjean Strength
J
"One cannot tear out a page of one's life, but one can throw the book in the fire."
Jean Valjean Change
J
"Despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt."
Jean Valjean Hope
M
"The supreme court of appeals from tyranny is conscience."
Marius Pontmercy Freedom
J
"Love is the only force that can redeem a corrupted soul."
Jean Valjean Love
M
"Love conquers all obstacles and all doubt."
Marius Pontmercy Love
J
"The power of forgiveness cannot be overstated."
Jean Valjean
J
"I have learned that life is not about what happens to you, but how you respond."
Jean Valjean Wisdom
J
"What is conscience but truth in action?"
Jean Valjean Truth
J
"I am not afraid of the future."
Jean Valjean Courage
J
"Mercy is the only true power."
Jean Valjean
J
"To be in prison is to be deprived of everything that makes life worth living."
Jean Valjean Freedom
J
"To love is to act."
Jean Valjean Love
J
"Action is consolation; work is consolation."
Jean Valjean Work
C
"The supreme happiness of life is to be convinced we are loved for ourselves."
Cosette Love
T
"An inexpensive way to have your family's poor relations move out of your house."
Thénardier Humor
J
"Pity is not something you give the poor. Pity is something you owe them."
Jean Valjean Kindness