Les Misérables

Book · 8 characters · 800 quotes · 1862

Quotes from Les Misérables

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"When conscience speaks, all other voices must be silent."
Jean Valjean Truth
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"I have not forgotten; I have not lost; I remember everything."
Jean Valjean
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"Poverty is a crime in the sight of heaven."
Fantine Justice
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"Love is a terrible thing."
Cosette Love
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"The supreme penalty of a man's life is to be thrown into the abyss."
Jean Valjean Justice
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"A life without purpose is a life half-lived."
Jean Valjean Motivation
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"The road to redemption is paved with sacrifice."
Jean Valjean Perseverance
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"In the presence of true love, all else becomes insignificant."
Marius Pontmercy Love
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"A man is rich not by the money he possesses, but by the love he gives."
Jean Valjean
C
"Dreams are the only thing that can move a man to action."
Cosette Dreams
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"In the depths of despair lies the seed of hope."
Jean Valjean Hope
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"Hell is not to love anymore."
Fantine Love
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"When you have nothing left to lose, you can find anything."
Jean Valjean Hope
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"To love is to act."
Jean Valjean Love
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"To love another person is to see the face of God."
Fantine Love
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"I have come to understand that poverty is not a virtue but a trial."
Jean Valjean Wisdom
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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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"The past cannot be cured."
Jean Valjean Time
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"Forgiveness is the economy of the heart."
Jean Valjean
C
"The night is dark and I am far from home."
Cosette Fear
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"Hell is not to love anymore."
Fantine Love
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"One cannot tear a heart out of a breast without ceasing to live."
Fantine Love
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"Patience is the virtue of the poor."
Fantine Patience
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"I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul."
Jean Valjean Strength
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"A man's worth is determined by his ability to forgive."
Jean Valjean
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"There is no greater power than the power to forgive."
Jean Valjean Strength
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"Love is the most beautiful of all passions."
Marius Pontmercy Love
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"He who suffers remembers."
Jean Valjean Perseverance
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"You have a soul. Learn to know it."
Fantine Knowledge
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"I am the night. It is my element and my domain."
Javert Power