Quotes by Les Mis I did a lot of lying. I went through a big lying phase when I was in like third and fourth grade. I told all my friends I was in Les Misérables, and I was not. I also told them I was an Indian princess. Also not an Indian princess. Laura Benanti les-mis princess lying There is always more misery among the lower classes than there is humanity in the higher. Victor Hugo les-mis humanity class To love or have loved, that is enough. Ask nothing further. There is no other pearl to be found in the dark folds of life. Victor Hugo les-mis dark love To die is nothing; but it is terrible not to live. Victor Hugo les-mis terrible life Let us study things that are no more. It is necessary to understand them, if only to avoid them. Victor Hugo les-miserable les-mis study Love each other dearly always. There is scarcely anything else in the world but that: to love one another. Victor Hugo les-mis wisdom life Not being heard is no reason for silence. Victor Hugo les-mis silence inspiring If the soul is left in darkness, sins will be committed. The guilty one is not he who commits the sin, but the one who causes the darkness. Victor Hugo les-mis soul darkness He did not study God; he was dazzled by him. Victor Hugo les-mis study The guilty one is not he who commits the sin, but he who causes the darkness. Victor Hugo les-mis guilt darkness Nothing is more dangerous than discontinued labor; it is habit lost. A habit easy to abandon, difficult to resume. Victor Hugo les-mis habit wisdom