Les Misérables Volume I Book 1 Chapter 13 - What he believed

In which the gentle Bishop of D—— is portrayed as a man whose faith, modest yet sincere, is surpassed only by the boundless kindness and thoughtful compassion he extends to all of God's creation, from the humblest ant to the distant stars. His days are filled with humble virtues and quiet reflections in a small garden under the vast heavens, embodying a serene harmony between earthly toil and celestial contemplation.