Les Misérables

Book · 8 characters · 800 quotes · 1862

Quotes from Les Misérables

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"Do you know what friendship is? It is to be brother and sister."
Cosette Friendship
J
"I am but a spirit, wandering in search of light."
Jean Valjean Faith
F
"To die happy is not to live forever."
Fantine Death
J
"The greatest act of courage is to remain human."
Jean Valjean Courage
J
"We are not defined by our circumstances, but by how we respond to them."
Jean Valjean Philosophy
F
"In suffering, we learn compassion."
Fantine Kindness
C
"No barrier can withstand the power of love."
Cosette Love
J
"When a man is drowning in the rapids, he is not grateful for a cup of water."
Jean Valjean Wisdom
F
"To love another person is to see the face of God."
Fantine Love
J
"The supreme happiness is to believe oneself loved."
Jean Valjean Love
F
"The wounded heart teaches us the most."
Fantine Wisdom
J
"I have a dream that one day all men will be treated equally."
Jean Valjean Freedom
F
"To die is nothing; but it is terrible not to live."
Fantine Life
J
"The supreme happiness of life, is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves."
Jean Valjean Love
F
"A little less conversation, a little more action."
Fantine Motivation
J
"Conscience is implacable."
Jean Valjean Truth
F
"There is nothing like prayer to make time pass."
Fantine Faith
M
"I am dying happy. I did not know that it was possible to be so happy."
Marius Pontmercy Happiness
J
"There is no greater power than the power to forgive."
Jean Valjean Power
J
"Strength comes from within, not from without."
Jean Valjean Strength
J
"Pity is not a sentiment to be proud of."
Javert Wisdom
J
"A heart full of love has room for all injustice and all suffering."
Jean Valjean
J
"To die happy, I need to feel I have lived a good life."
Jean Valjean Peace
F
"There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened into doing right."
Fantine Courage
J
"Forgiveness is the only way to break the cycle of hatred."
Jean Valjean Freedom
J
"Conscience is God."
Jean Valjean Faith
J
"Pity is not something you give, it is something you feel."
Jean Valjean
J
"A man's life is worth more than a moment of pride."
Jean Valjean Life
J
"A man is not punished for his sins, but by them."
Jean Valjean Justice
J
"Hatred is a bottomless cup; I will not drink and will not serve it to others."
Jean Valjean Peace