The Count of Monte Cristo

"There are no absolute truths, only perspectives shaped by experience."

"Education of the mind liberates the soul."

"Dreams deferred do not die; they transform into obsession."

"Wealth without wisdom is a curse disguised as blessing."

"Hope is the currency of the suffering."

"We are all prisoners of circumstance until we choose otherwise."

"True friendship is built upon the foundation of mutual suffering."

"Passion is the fire that consumes the unworthy."

"In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer."

"Justice delayed is justice denied, but justice served with patience is justice perfected."

"The chains of the mind are stronger than any iron bonds."

"Time is the only true measure of a man's worth."

"I have learned to let go of what I cannot change and to change what I can."

"The impossible is nothing to those who possess will."

"A man is not truly born until he has experienced death."

"The greatest triumph is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."

"To die is nothing; but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily."

"Knowledge is power, and the greatest power is self-knowledge."

"Forgive, I beseech you, I have suffered too much."

"The secret of life lies in the cultivation of patience."

"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all."

"Revenge is a dish best served cold."

"How did I escape? With difficulty. How did I plan this moment? With pleasure."

"I am no longer a Christian, but a Jew—a Mahometan—a Hindoo—a Buddhist—a Mahometan—a Christian—a Jew."

"The world is not made for us to enjoy in isolation."

"To live is to fight; to fight is to conquer"

"In this world there are only two kinds of existence: to live or to die"

"Hope is the best of physicians"

"Death is but a liberation"

"Pity is not honorable to a king"