Les Misérables

Book · 8 characters · 800 quotes · 1862

Quotes from Les Misérables

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"Pity is not a good sentiment. It is contemptible."
Javert Justice
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"To forgive is to live."
Jean Valjean
J
"I carry my life upon my shoulders."
Jean Valjean Strength
C
"The supreme happiness is to love and be loved in return."
Cosette Love
J
"A father's love knows no bounds."
Jean Valjean Family
J
"Conscience is our supreme judge."
Jean Valjean Truth
F
"Become a man, or become nothing."
Fantine Strength
C
"The heart is a kingdom in itself."
Cosette Love
F
"The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved for ourselves."
Fantine Love
J
"The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of."
Jean Valjean Wisdom
J
"I am an accident in an absurd universe."
Javert Philosophy
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"To live is to suffer; to survive is to find meaning in suffering."
Jean Valjean Perseverance
J
"To forgive is to be strong."
Jean Valjean Strength
J
"Suffering has been a fundamental part of my life, and I have learned to embrace it."
Jean Valjean Perseverance
J
"Conscience is the compass of the soul."
Jean Valjean Faith
J
"Become a new man, and begin again."
Jean Valjean Change
F
"I had learned that the heart was a separate organ."
Fantine Life
J
"He raised his eyes to heaven and seemed to be praying."
Jean Valjean Faith
C
"I am no bird; and no net ensnares me."
Cosette Freedom
J
"He felt ashamed and almost afraid to pray."
Jean Valjean Faith
J
"Forgiveness is a form of courage."
Jean Valjean Courage
J
"Patience is the virtue of the strong."
Jean Valjean Patience
C
"The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved for ourselves."
Cosette Love
J
"If you wish to be brothers, the sword must yield to the spade."
Jean Valjean Peace
M
"Rebellion against fate is the only force that can create the future."
Marius Pontmercy Courage
C
"The supreme felicity of life is the conviction that we are loved for ourselves."
Cosette Love
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"I am not at all in a humorous mood."
Thénardier Humor
J
"The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of."
Jean Valjean Wisdom
F
"To love another person is to see the face of God."
Fantine Love
C
"The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved."
Cosette Love