Les Misérables

Book · 8 characters · 800 quotes · 1862

Quotes from Les Misérables

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"The past cannot be changed, but the future is ours to build."
Jean Valjean Hope
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"The poor man's wealth is his dignity."
Jean Valjean
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"Patience is not the absence of action, but the right timing."
Jean Valjean Patience
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"The poor are the only ones who truly understand suffering."
Jean Valjean
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"It is nothing to die; it is dreadful not to live."
Fantine Life
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"Misfortune is a wonderful teacher."
Jean Valjean Wisdom
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"The wretched of the earth, these are our people."
Jean Valjean Justice
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"In the depths of despair lies hope."
Jean Valjean Hope
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"Bread is the staff of life."
Jean Valjean Life
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"Duty is what we owe."
Javert Justice
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"I am the serf of my destiny."
Jean Valjean
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"To love another person is to see the face of God."
Fantine Love
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"He knows nothing of what he is doing."
Javert Justice
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"Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent."
Javert Justice
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"There is a point where even justice becomes unjust."
Jean Valjean Justice
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"I do not hate you; I do not despise you; I simply pity you."
Jean Valjean
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"Destiny is not fixed; it is forged by human choice."
Jean Valjean
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"To be loved is to be truly alive."
Fantine Love
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"Paternity is something more profound than fatherhood."
Jean Valjean Family
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"To forgive is not to forget, but to free oneself from hatred."
Jean Valjean
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"Love is a celestial fire that burns away all impurities."
Marius Pontmercy Love
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"The most beautiful thing one can do is to forgive."
Fantine
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"Life is a terrible thing. So is death. But to live without hope, without struggle, without effort - that is not to live at all."
Jean Valjean Hope
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"Forgiveness is the highest form of love."
Jean Valjean Love
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"Poverty is the greatest of all crimes."
Jean Valjean Justice
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it."
Jean Valjean Courage
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"Happiness is found in the hearts of the humble."
Fantine Happiness
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"A debt paid is a chain broken."
Jean Valjean Freedom
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"Love is the only reality in the world."
Cosette Love
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"A man can always begin again."
Jean Valjean Change