The Count of Monte Cristo

"The world is not made for the timid"

"Every man has his star"

"Gratitude is the memory of the heart"

"The past is but a dream, the future depends upon our actions"

"We forge our own chains link by link"

"The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear"

"God has made us masters of life and death"

"I am come to bring back the dead to life"

"Vengeance is the pleasure of the gods"

"The greatest pleasure of a vindictive nature is not the infliction of the injury, but its contemplation"

"There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state with another"

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

"I have learned that true power lies not in taking revenge, but in forgiveness."

"Hope is the last thing to abandon us in darkness."

"I am not what I was; I am what I have become."

"I have learned to read the human heart like an open book."

"The greatest wealth is knowledge."

"A man can endure any suffering if he has hope."

"Gratitude is the memory of the heart."

"I am the instrument of God's justice."

"Suffering has taught me more than success ever could."

"A man who has nothing to lose is the most dangerous."

"I sought revenge, but I found something far more valuable—my humanity."

"I have learned that life is not about what happens to you, but how you respond."

"A true friend is worth more than all the treasure in the world."

"The mind is a powerful instrument that can create or destroy."

"Youth is fleeting, but wisdom lasts forever."

"I will wait for love, but I will not chase after it."

"Prison teaches a man the value of freedom more than any philosopher."

"I have suffered; I have learned; I have changed."