Les Misérables

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Quotes from Les Misérables

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"Conscience is the compass of the soul."
Jean Valjean Wisdom
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"A grateful heart is rich beyond measure."
Jean Valjean Gratitude
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"There are men who struggle against one thing their whole lives and never win, but occasionally, you find someone who understands you."
Jean Valjean Wisdom
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"To love another person is to see the face of God."
Jean Valjean Love
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"I give myself to France."
Jean Valjean
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"Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven."
Thénardier
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"I have come here to die with you."
Jean Valjean Courage
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"Do you know what it is to be a mother?"
Fantine Family
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"I am nothing but I wish to be something."
Jean Valjean Motivation
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"The supreme court of appeals is in the last resort our own conscience."
Marius Pontmercy Truth
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"The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved for what we are."
Fantine Love
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"Pity is a thing to be ashamed of."
Javert Wisdom
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"Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise."
Jean Valjean Hope
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"Love is the only force that can transform the soul."
Cosette Love
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"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
Marius Pontmercy Dreams
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"What is hell but the absence of hope?"
Fantine Hope
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"Redemption requires not forgetting the past, but transcending it."
Jean Valjean Faith
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"We are shaped by our choices, not merely by our circumstances."
Jean Valjean Wisdom
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"A man's greatest wealth is the love he receives from those around him."
Cosette Love
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"Poverty is the night of the soul."
Fantine Life
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"The night is dark, but the dawn shall come."
Jean Valjean Hope
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"Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong."
Jean Valjean Strength
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"I have tasted the wretched fate of poverty and I know its bitterness."
Fantine Wisdom
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"Conscience is God present in every man."
Jean Valjean Faith
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"Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late."
Jean Valjean Time
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"Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise."
Fantine Hope
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"To forgive is not weakness but strength."
Jean Valjean Wisdom
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"A man is measured not by his birth but by his actions."
Jean Valjean
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"The conscience is a judge more fearsome than any court."
Javert Truth
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"To give up one's self for love is the greatest victory."
Jean Valjean Love