Les Misérables

Book · 8 characters · 800 quotes · 1862

Quotes from Les Misérables

J
"Pity is a virtue that leads men to madness."
Javert Wisdom
J
"The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved."
Jean Valjean Happiness
F
"To love another person is to see the face of God."
Fantine Love
J
"The strength of humanity lies in its capacity for forgiveness."
Jean Valjean Strength
M
"Love is life's greatest adventure."
Marius Pontmercy Adventure
J
"Conscience is a man's compass."
Jean Valjean Truth
C
"The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved for ourselves."
Cosette Happiness
J
"Grief is the price we pay for love."
Jean Valjean Love
C
"To dream is to hope, and to hope is to live."
Cosette Dreams
F
"Pity is a necessary part of love."
Fantine Love
J
"One cannot tear out a page of his life, but he can throw the book in the fire."
Jean Valjean Change
J
"The past is a ghost, the future a dream, and all we ever have is now."
Jean Valjean Time
J
"There is in every human heart a spark of heavenly fire."
Jean Valjean Faith
J
"There is no greater power on earth than purity of heart and strength of will."
Jean Valjean Strength
J
"The law is a manifestation of God's will."
Javert Justice
J
"The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power."
Jean Valjean Change
M
"Freedom is the only worthy goal in life."
Marius Pontmercy Freedom
J
"Patience is power."
Jean Valjean Patience
J
"The supreme penalty of your crime is to live."
Javert Justice
J
"One belongs to the world once one is born; there is no getting out of it."
Jean Valjean Life
F
"Sorrow is a fruit. God does not make it grow on limbs too weak to bear it."
Fantine Wisdom
J
"The chains that bind us are often of our own making."
Jean Valjean Freedom
J
"What grace is this that I can face the world with joy?"
Jean Valjean Faith
J
"Freedom is a gift that few truly understand."
Jean Valjean Freedom
M
"To love another person is to see the face of God."
Marius Pontmercy Love
J
"A man can be destroyed but not defeated."
Jean Valjean Strength
J
"In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer."
Jean Valjean Perseverance
J
"Pity is not dishonorable."
Jean Valjean Kindness
J
"The supreme power lies in conscience."
Jean Valjean Strength
T
"A little mouse that had fallen into a kettle of cream."
Thénardier Humor