I have an object, a task, let me say the word, a passion. The profession of writing is a violent and almost indestructible one. George Sand More Quotes by George Sand More Quotes From George Sand You, stupid one, who believe in laws which punish murder by murder... George Sand stupid law believe Death must no longer be either the penalty for prosperity or the consolation of misery. God did not destine it to be either the punishment or the compensation for life. George Sand punishment prosperity misery You see what stupid folk my publishers are; but they are all alike. George Sand folks publishers stupid The smoke of glory is not worth the smoke of a pipe. George Sand pipe smoke glory Nature distributes her favors unequally. George Sand ability favors nature I know that I have found fulfillment. I have an object in life, a task ... a passion. George Sand passion tasks work To be made evident, truth must be sought for; for of itself it is slow to appear, and between ourselves and God the obstacles are so many! George Sand evident obstacles made I regard as a mortal sin not only the lying of the senses in matters of love, but also the illusion which the senses seek to create where love is only partial. I say, I believe, that one must love with all of one's being, or else live, come what may, a life of complete chastity. George Sand love believe lying The publication of a book only brings very paltry results to its author. George Sand publication results book One changes from day to day, and... after a few years have passed one has completely altered. George Sand altered reality years Talent, will and genius are natural phenomena like the lake, the volcano, the mountain, the wind, the star, the cloud. George Sand stars lakes clouds ... the progress of the language has caused us to lose many old treasures. It is thus with all progress, and one must make the best of it. George Sand progress treasure language Simplicity, a delicate silence about oneself, increases their worth and makes one love those whom one admires. George Sand simplicity one-love silence There are no more thorough prudes than those who have some little secret to hide. George Sand prudes secret littles My strength has not equaled my mad ambition. I have remained obscure; I have done worse -- I have touched success, and allowed it to escape me. George Sand mad done ambition [Failure is hard initially because] One knows what one has lost, but not what one may find [and learn from that failure]! George Sand anticipation lost may Oblivion is the flower that grows best on graves. George Sand oblivion graves flower It is quite wrong to think of old age as a downward slope. On the contrary, one climbs higher and higher with the ad-vancing years, and that, too with sur-prising strides. Brain-work comes as easily to the old as physical exertion to the child. One is moving, it is true, towards the end of life, but that end is now a goal, and not a reef in which the vessel may be dashed. George Sand children moving thinking Celebrate within yourself that wonderful treasure . . . true kindness. George Sand inspirational-love treasure kindness Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. Wikis give us a place where anyone who is kind, thoughtful and intelligent can come and join us in building a better and more rational world. Jimmy Wales Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness. George Sand thoughtful regret kindness
