Les Misérables

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Quotes from Les Misérables

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"The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved for ourselves."
Jean Valjean Love
F
"To love another person is to see the face of God."
Fantine Love
C
"I am an angel; but so are you."
Cosette Hope
J
"To know nothing is a beautiful thing."
Jean Valjean
J
"A man is not truly free until he conquers himself."
Jean Valjean Freedom
J
"Teach him that he must believe in himself."
Jean Valjean
J
"Pardon is the virtue of the strong."
Jean Valjean Kindness
M
"Without love, what is the world but a prison?"
Marius Pontmercy Love
J
"To go back is impossible; to go forward is everything."
Jean Valjean Perseverance
C
"I had rather be hated than loved for what I am not."
Cosette
J
"Hell is not to love anymore."
Jean Valjean Love
F
"The supreme court of appeals is conscience."
Fantine
J
"The essence of love is to sacrifice."
Jean Valjean Love
J
"Fear paralyzes; courage liberates."
Jean Valjean Courage
J
"Conscience is the compass within us."
Jean Valjean
J
"The wretched understand one another."
Jean Valjean Kindness
M
"The supreme happiness of life is the conviction we are loved."
Marius Pontmercy Love
C
"The supreme happiness is to think that one is loved."
Cosette Happiness
J
"Freedom is a hard-bought thing."
Jean Valjean Freedom
J
"Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise."
Jean Valjean Hope
F
"The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved for what we are."
Fantine Love
J
"The spirit of man cannot be enslaved."
Jean Valjean Freedom
J
"The soul of goodness cannot be extinguished."
Jean Valjean Faith
F
"A mother's love transcends all boundaries."
Fantine Family
J
"There is something in us that cannot be broken."
Jean Valjean Strength
C
"He knows the names of all the stars."
Cosette Knowledge
J
"Pity is not shameful."
Jean Valjean Kindness
J
"Courage is the conquest of the heart."
Jean Valjean Courage
J
"There are souls which fall lower, there are souls which rise higher. You belong to the latter sort."
Jean Valjean Strength
M
"I have seen the moment of my greatest happiness, now let me see the moment of my death."
Marius Pontmercy Happiness