“Not being heard is no reason for silence.”

“Often the losing of a battle leads to the winning of progress. Less glory but greater liberty: the drum is silent and the voices of reason can be heard.”

“Because things are not agreeable," said Jean Valjean, "that is no reason for being unjust towards God.”

“We say and exclaim within ourselves without breaking silence, in a tumult where everything speaks except our mouths. The realities of the soul are none the less real for being invisible and impalpable.”

“It is not easy to keep silent when silence is a lie.”

“The beautiful is as useful as the useful." He added after a moment’s silence, "Perhaps more so.”

“Despots play their part in the works of thinkers. The writer doubles and trebles the power of writing when a ruler imposes silence on the people.”