Les Misérables, Part 1 "Fantine," Book 5 "The Descent," ch. 4 (1.5.4) (1862) [tr. Wilbour (1862)] - Hugo, Victor | WIST Quotations
The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves -- say rather, loved in spite of ourselves. [Le suprême bonheur de la vie, c’est la conviction qu’on est aimé; aimé pour soi-même, disons mieux, aimé malgré soi-même.] (Source (French)). Alternate translations: The supreme happiness…
