Les Misérables

Book · 8 characters · 800 quotes · 1862

Quotes from Les Misérables

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"One cannot weep for the entire world, it is beyond human strength."
Cosette Solitude
F
"A grateful thought toward heaven is a good prayer."
Fantine Gratitude
E
"Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise."
Eponine Hope
J
"When a man is at the end of his rope, all he has to do is make one more step; the rope won't hold him if he hangs back."
Jean Valjean Perseverance
J
"Forgiveness is the ultimate act of strength."
Jean Valjean
J
"I have lived through much suffering."
Jean Valjean Strength
F
"A mother's love knows no bounds."
Fantine Family
F
"To suffer for others is the highest calling."
Fantine
J
"Forgiveness is the true cost of freedom."
Jean Valjean Freedom
J
"It is nothing to die; it is frightful not to live."
Jean Valjean Life
F
"We accept the love we think we deserve."
Fantine Love
J
"A starving man is not free."
Jean Valjean Freedom
J
"There is no greater power than the power of redemption."
Jean Valjean Faith
J
"The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear."
Jean Valjean Courage
J
"One is not wretched because one has been burnt, but because one has been burnt for nothing."
Jean Valjean Wisdom
F
"The supreme justice would be that the executioner should hang the judge."
Fantine Justice
J
"Do not despair. A man may get accustomed to any lot."
Jean Valjean Perseverance
J
"I am the night. I belong to the darkness."
Javert
C
"The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved for ourselves."
Cosette Happiness
J
"Hell is not to love anymore."
Jean Valjean Love
J
"Conscience is God within us."
Jean Valjean Faith
F
"Did you know that life is the only thing worth living for?"
Fantine Life
J
"Despair is the price one pays for setting oneself an impossible aim."
Jean Valjean Wisdom
J
"Solitude teaches the heart what society cannot."
Jean Valjean Solitude
J
"Knowledge of suffering brings wisdom that books cannot teach."
Jean Valjean Knowledge
F
"Parenthood demands sacrifice that transcends personal desire."
Fantine Family
J
"A promise kept is a bond stronger than any legal contract."
Jean Valjean Relationships
J
"Gratitude is the memory of the heart."
Jean Valjean Gratitude
J
"A child's innocence is worth more than all the gold in the world."
Jean Valjean Kindness
C
"Love is the only force that can transform a soul."
Cosette Love