Les Misérables Volume II Book 7 Chapter 6 - The Absolute Goodness of Prayer

In which the nature of prayer and the infinite are pondered with a gentle insistence on sincerity and faith as the foundations of true philosophy, dismissing nihilism as a barren denial of all that is real and meaningful. The discourse unfolds with a serene advocacy for an ideal that is both practical and divine, uniting conscience and science in the noble pursuit of progress and love.