Les Misérables

Book · 8 characters · 800 quotes · 1862

Quotes from Les Misérables

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"One is not poor as long as one has hope."
Fantine Hope
J
"The human spirit is unbreakable, even in chains."
Jean Valjean Strength
J
"Work is the great dignifier of man."
Jean Valjean Work
F
"Regret is the poison that destroys the spirit."
Fantine
J
"True strength lies not in violence but in forgiveness."
Jean Valjean Strength
J
"The law is harsh but it is the law."
Javert Justice
J
"Whatever we sow, we shall reap."
Jean Valjean Wisdom
J
"When a man is not loved, he is lost."
Jean Valjean Love
F
"The wretched of the earth are the ones who live in misery and darkness."
Fantine Justice
F
"Conscience is God present in every man."
Fantine Faith
C
"To love is to accept everything about another person."
Cosette Love
J
"The past can hurt. But you can run from it or learn from it."
Jean Valjean Wisdom
M
"A life without love is not truly living."
Marius Pontmercy Love
J
"Forgiveness is the greatest gift we can give ourselves."
Jean Valjean
C
"Love is a growing, or full constant light."
Cosette Love
J
"I am the resurrection and the life."
Jean Valjean Faith
F
"When a man is drowning in the water, he will catch at a straw."
Fantine Hope
J
"I have learned to think ill of myself and well of the world."
Jean Valjean Wisdom
C
"To those who love, nothing is too difficult."
Cosette Love
F
"One is not poor as long as one has hope."
Fantine Hope
J
"I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul."
Jean Valjean Strength
J
"There are other things in life than what you read in books."
Jean Valjean Knowledge
J
"Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent."
Javert Justice
J
"Society has pronounced its judgment upon me, but God has not."
Jean Valjean Justice
J
"I am condemned to be free; therefore I am responsible for everything I do."
Jean Valjean Freedom
J
"I have come here to accuse myself, not to defend myself."
Jean Valjean Truth
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"To love another person is to see the face of God."
Fantine Love
J
"It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live."
Jean Valjean Life
T
"All misery comes from bad money."
Thénardier Money
J
"There is a certain satisfaction in being precise and methodical."
Javert Work