Talent, will and genius are natural phenomena like the lake, the volcano, the mountain, the wind, the star, the cloud. George Sand More Quotes by George Sand More Quotes From George Sand We must have a passion in life. George Sand passion I'm beginning to believe that there are angels disguised as men who pass themselves off as such and who inhabit the earth for a while to console and lift up with them toward heaven the poor, exhausted and saddened souls who were ready to perish here below. George Sand angel men believe Simplicity is the essence of the great, the true, the beautiful in art. George Sand essence beautiful art It is love, not faith, that moves mountains. George Sand move-mountains mountain moving Life in common among people who love each other is the ideal of happiness. George Sand happy happiness people Not to love is to cease to live. George Sand cease love-is These tears do me good, they have watered the parched place; perhaps my heart will grow again there! George Sand my-heart tears heart We must love stupid people better than ourselves; are they not the really unfortunate ones of this world? Do not people without taste and without ideal grow constantly weary, rejoicing in nothing, and being quite useless here below? George Sand ambition stupid people I was born to love - but none of you wanted to believe it, and that misunderstanding was crucial in forming my character. It's true that nature was strangely inconsistent in giving me a warm heart, but also a face that was like a stone mask and a tongue that was heavy and slow. She refused me what she bestowed freely on even the most loutish of my fellow men. . . . People judged my inner character by my outer covering, and like a sterile fruit, I withered under the rough husk I couldn't slough off. George Sand heart character believe Charity degrades those who receive it and hardens those who dispense it. George Sand philanthropy-giving aggravation charity I'm not full of virtues and noble qualities. I love, but I love strongly, exclusive, stedfasty. George Sand virtue quality noble Anything we destroy in ourselves we destroy in others. Our falls lower others and throw them down; we owe it to our fellows to keep upright, in order that they too may keep their feet. George Sand feet order fall Experience is always a trustworthy guide; it may not tell you everything, but it never lies. George Sand experience may lying Believe in no other God than the one who insists on justice and equality among men. George Sand justice men believe Immodest creature, you do not want a woman who will accept your faults, you want the one who pretends you are faultless - one who will caress the hand that strikes her and kiss the lips that lie to her. George Sand kissing lying hands Discouragement seizes us only when we can no longer count on chance. George Sand discouragement chance Punctuation has its own philosophy, just as style does, although not as language does. Style is a good understanding of language, punctuation is a good understanding of style. George Sand style understanding philosophy As far as I am concerned I would rather spend the rest of my life in prison than marry again. George Sand concerned prison Humanity is outraged in me and with me. We must not dissimulate nor try to forget this indignation, which is one of the most passionate forms of love. George Sand helping-others humanity trying Try to keep your soul young and quivering right up to old age. George Sand soul age birthday
