Les Misérables

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Quotes from Les Misérables

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"The future belongs to dreamers, not to the tired and cynical."
Marius Pontmercy Hope
J
"Duty is the essence of humanity."
Javert Wisdom
J
"There is a limit to even the longest patience."
Jean Valjean Patience
J
"A man with no conscience is a dead man already."
Javert Wisdom
F
"Pity is a rebellious thing that begins in the heart and ends in the world."
Fantine Kindness
J
"A mother is sacred."
Jean Valjean Family
C
"The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved for ourselves."
Cosette Love
F
"There is no greater thing than love."
Fantine Love
F
"A grateful heart is a beginning of greatness."
Fantine Gratitude
J
"Compassion is the ultimate expression of the highest human values."
Jean Valjean Kindness
F
"Where love is concerned, too much is not even enough."
Fantine Love
J
"To persevere is not to be defeated."
Jean Valjean Perseverance
J
"Whatever the shadows and whatever the tempests, duty is duty."
Jean Valjean Courage
M
"To die is nothing; but it is terrible not to live."
Marius Pontmercy Life
C
"Love is the only reality."
Cosette Love
J
"Mercy is the only way to peace."
Jean Valjean Peace
J
"Life is not a thing of having been lived over again."
Jean Valjean Life
J
"Pity is not something shameful."
Jean Valjean Kindness
F
"To love another person is to see the face of God."
Fantine Love
J
"The cost of redemption is paid not in gold, but in suffering."
Jean Valjean Faith
J
"Forgive me, but I must speak the truth as I see it."
Jean Valjean Truth
J
"I have learned that the heart that breaks open can contain the whole universe."
Jean Valjean Wisdom
F
"It is nothing to die; it is frightful not to live."
Fantine Life
J
"Redemption comes through suffering and love."
Jean Valjean Faith
J
"The supreme law is conscience."
Jean Valjean Wisdom
F
"The supreme happiness of life is conviction that we are loved for ourselves."
Fantine Love
J
"Pity is not agreeable to lofty souls."
Jean Valjean
M
"The wretched of the earth will change the world."
Marius Pontmercy
J
"I am dying happy."
Jean Valjean Peace
J
"I had thought that I could not be wrong, and yet I am."
Javert Truth