The Count of Monte Cristo

"Misanthrope I am, not misanthropic."

"The dead alone do not return."

"Vanity and pride have been the ruin of more men than goodness has saved."

"I waited because I had hope, and hope sustained me through darkness."

"Beware of appearing to be a good man; aspire to being one."

"Without hope, life is but a grave."

"The world judged me harshly, but I do not judge the world."

"Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy."

"Knowledge is power, and power is knowledge."

"My heart is a sepulcher in which I have entombed my past."

"Patience and time do more than strength or passion."

"Be firm, be sure of yourself, be confident in your strength."

"God is merciful to all, as he has been merciful to me."

"I am no bird; and no net ensnares me."

"Revenge is the lash of the scorpion."

"All human wisdom is contained in these two words—Wait and Hope."

"We are the masters of our fate."

"Patience and faith are the virtues of the strong."

"Hope is the last thing that dies in man."

"I am neither ambitious nor avaricious."

"The only true power is knowledge."

"Despair is the conclusion of fools."

"I have wept and I have suffered."

"Knowledge is power."

"I have learned to hope."

"The moment we cease to struggle is the moment we cease to live."

"I am not what I appear to be."

"Every man has his share of suffering."

"Take care of yourself, and mistrust everybody."

"Compromise is the language of cowards."