He Did Not Study God;

Short As Life Is, We Make It Still Shorter By The Careless Waste Of Time.

To Destroy Abuses Is Not Enough; Habits Must Also Be Changed. The Windmill Has Gone, But The Wind Is Still There." ~old Man G--- To Monseigneur Bienvenu Myriel

Slaves Would Be Tyrants Were The Chance Theirs.

A Library Implies An Act Of Faith.

If He Had Had All Peru In His Pocket, He Would Certainly Have Given It To This Dancer; But Gringoire Had Not Peru In His Pocket; And Besides, America Was Not Yet Discovered. (p. 66)