Let us fear ourselves. Prejudices are the real robbers; vices are the real murderers. The great dangers lie within ourselves.

No army can withstand the strength of an idea whose time has come.

As for methods of prayer, all of them are good as long as they are sincere.

Let us fear the worst, but work with faith; the best will always take care of itself.

A stand can be made against invasion by an army; no stand can be made against invasion by an idea.

Ah! There you are! he exclaimed, looking at Jean Valjean. I'm so glad to see you. Well, but how is this? I gave you the candlesticks too, which are of silver like the rest, and for which you can certainly get two hundred francs. Why did you not carry them away with your forks and spoons?

God has made the cat to give man the pleasure of caressing the tiger.