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The Count’s comrade in prison, Abbe Faria is extremely learned and wise, as he has worked for a noble family in Italy before being thrown into prison for supposed sympathy with the forces of independence in Italy. The Abbe has, for years, amused himself in prison by inventing useful objects, writing out his history of European politics, and dreaming up methods of escape, so that he might be able to access the fortune at Monte Cristo, which his Italian noble family bequeathed to him years ago. Faria finally meets Dantes and takes him under his wing, and when Abbe Faria dies, he advises Dantes to go to Monte Cristo and follow the Abbe’s directions to find the fortune. Dantes only realizes at the end of the novel how thoroughly indebted he is to the Abbe’s generosity of spirit and goodwill.
Abbe Faria Quotes in The Count of Monte Cristo
The The Count of Monte Cristo quotes below are all either spoken by Abbe Faria or refer to Abbe Faria. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 16
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Finally, do you realize that I thought my labors were at an end, that I felt I had just enough strength to complete the task, and that God has now not only set back my goal but removed it, I know not where? Oh, let me tell you, and repeat it: I shall not take another step to try and regain my freedom, since God’s will is for me to have lost it for ever.
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Chapter 17
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I regret having helped you in your investigation and said what I did to you ...
Why is that?
Because I have insinuated a feeling into your heart that was not previously there: the desire for revenge ...
Let us change the subject.
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Abbe Faria Quotes in The Count of Monte Cristo
The The Count of Monte Cristo quotes below are all either spoken by Abbe Faria or refer to Abbe Faria. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 16
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Finally, do you realize that I thought my labors were at an end, that I felt I had just enough strength to complete the task, and that God has now not only set back my goal but removed it, I know not where? Oh, let me tell you, and repeat it: I shall not take another step to try and regain my freedom, since God’s will is for me to have lost it for ever.
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Chapter 17
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I regret having helped you in your investigation and said what I did to you ...
Why is that?
Because I have insinuated a feeling into your heart that was not previously there: the desire for revenge ...
Let us change the subject.
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