Les Misérables

Book · 8 characters · 800 quotes · 1862

Quotes from Les Misérables

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"Mercy is the only thing that can save us now."
Jean Valjean Kindness
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"One is not wretched because one has never ruled, but because one has ruled badly."
Marius Pontmercy Leadership
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"To love another person is to see the face of God."
Fantine Love
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"Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent."
Javert Justice
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"Patience is the virtue of the weak."
Javert Patience
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"I am the night. I am what stands between you and the abyss."
Javert Justice
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"Every soul deserves a second chance."
Jean Valjean
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"Love is the only truth of life."
Jean Valjean Love
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"Freedom at last!"
Jean Valjean Freedom
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"If you love someone, you wouldn't hurt them like this."
Cosette Relationships
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"I give you the innocence of a child."
Jean Valjean Kindness
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"Who decides what is important? The powerful, always."
Fantine Politics
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"I have come here to die with you."
Marius Pontmercy Friendship
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"The supreme happiness is to think that one is loved."
Cosette Love
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"I have paid for that loaf of bread with sixty-three years of suffering."
Jean Valjean Justice
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"Conscience is the compass of the soul."
Jean Valjean Wisdom
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"Gratitude is the memory of a generous heart."
Cosette Gratitude
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"To be without love is to be without God."
Cosette Faith
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"When the soul is full of love, it cannot be full of fear."
Jean Valjean Courage
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"A wounded heart is the strongest heart of all."
Fantine Strength
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"A man's worth is determined by his actions, not his station."
Marius Pontmercy Success
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"The true charity is to act when others refuse."
Jean Valjean Kindness
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"Hell itself has a heart."
Javert
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"Every closed eye is not sleeping."
Eponine Wisdom
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"The supreme law is conscience."
Jean Valjean
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"Love is a wild thing."
Cosette Love
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"Death is a comforter for those who suffer."
Fantine Death
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"A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought."
Jean Valjean Philosophy
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"Hope is a thing with feathers that perches in the soul."
Cosette Hope
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"Forgiveness is the most powerful force available to humanity."
Jean Valjean Peace