Les Misérables

Book · 8 characters · 800 quotes · 1862

Quotes from Les Misérables

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"To love is to act."
Jean Valjean Love
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"True love knows no bounds; it transcends all earthly limits."
Cosette Love
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"Strength is found in the courage to persevere."
Jean Valjean Perseverance
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"It is nothing to die; it is frightful not to live."
Fantine Life
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"Perseverance in the face of adversity is the mark of true nobility."
Jean Valjean Perseverance
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"Solitude teaches us who we truly are when stripped of pretense."
Jean Valjean Solitude
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"Forgiveness is the greatest victory over one's enemies."
Jean Valjean Peace
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"Truth, however painful, is better than comfortable deception."
Jean Valjean Truth
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"A mother's love knows no bounds or conditions."
Fantine Family
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"In the depths of despair, hope is the most powerful weapon."
Fantine Hope
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"A man's conscience is his compass."
Jean Valjean Truth
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"It is not enough to have suffered; one must have found meaning in the suffering."
Jean Valjean Perseverance
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"The poor have the right to steal."
Jean Valjean Justice
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"The supreme happiness of the poor is hope."
Fantine Hope
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"Her tears were the only truth she could speak."
Fantine
J
"He was a man divided against himself."
Javert Philosophy
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"She loved him with all the passion of her tortured soul."
Cosette Love
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"She wept as though her heart would break."
Fantine
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"To be in love is to surpass oneself."
Marius Pontmercy Love
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"Even the blackest night will end and the sun will rise."
Jean Valjean Hope
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"He had one single thought: to escape."
Jean Valjean Freedom
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"To love another person is to see the face of God."
Fantine Love
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"The night is a time for counsel."
Jean Valjean Wisdom
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"True strength lies in gentleness."
Cosette Strength
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"When you say impossible, you surrender."
Jean Valjean Motivation
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"I am nothing; but I might become everything."
Marius Pontmercy Inspiration
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"You can destroy a man but not conquer him."
Jean Valjean Strength
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"When a man is loaded with privileges, he must not complain of his fate."
Jean Valjean Wisdom
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"Despair is the absolute weapon of the lost."
Fantine Hope
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"Love is the only law that matters."
Fantine Love