The old woman I shall become will be quite different from the woman I am now. Another I is beginning. George Sand More Quotes by George Sand More Quotes From George Sand And I refused to make any sacrifices; for nothing on earth seemed more valuable than my peace of mind, my pleasure and my acclaim. George Sand sacrifice earth mind Sex is the most respectable and holy thing in all creation, the most serious act in life. George Sand creation serious sex The whole secret of the study of nature lies in learning how to use one's eyes. George Sand nature eye lying ...Je n’ai pas cessé de l’être si c’est d’être jeune que d’aimer toujours !... L’humanité n’est pas un vain mot. Notre vie est faite d’amour, et ne plus aimer c’est ne plus vivre." (I have never ceased to be young, if being young is always loving... Humanity is not a vain word. Our life is made of love, and to love no longer is to live no longer.) George Sand vain humanity life-is Nothing is so easy as to deceive one’s self when one does not lack wit and is familiar with all the niceties of language. Language is a prostitute queen who descends and rises to all roles. Disguises herself, arrays herself in fine apparel, hides her head and effaces herself; an advocate who has an answer for everything, who has always foreseen everything, and who assumes a thousand forms in order to be right. The most honorable of men is he who thinks best and acts best, but the most powerful is he who is best able to talk and write George Sand queens powerful writing ... everyone's free to embark on either a great clipper or a little fishing boat. An artist is an explorer who oughtn't to shrink from anything: it doesn't matter whether he goes to the left or the right -- his goal sanctifies all. George Sand artist fishing goal The cigar is the perfect complement to an elegant lifestyle. George Sand cigar elegance perfect Art speaks only to the mind, whereas nature speaks to all the faculties. George Sand nature mind art Our work can never be better than we are ourselves. George Sand work Where love is absent there can be no woman. George Sand women love-is love a woman, when she is heroic, is not heroic by halves. George Sand heroic half There is but on virtue--the eternal sacrifice of self. George Sand sacrifice virtue self When mental sickness increases until it reaches the danger point, do not exhaust yourself by efforts to trace back to original causes. Better accept them as inevitable and save your strength to fight against the effects. George Sand effort causes fighting Nowadays it seems that moral education is no longer considered necessary. Attention is wholly centered on intelligence, while the heart life is ignored. George Sand moral heart attention Weakness is oftentimes so palpable as to be equivalent to wickedness. George Sand wickedness weakness It is high time that we had lights that are not incendiary torches. George Sand torches light leadership We do not precisely enjoy liberty at the Figaro. M. de Latouche, our worthy director (ah! you should know the fellow), is always hanging over us, cutting, pruning, right or wrong, imposing upon us his whims, his aberrations, his fancies, and we have to write as he bids. George Sand liberty cutting writing Writing a journal means that facing your ocean you are afraid to swim across it, so you attempt to drink it drop by drop. George Sand ocean writing mean One never knows how much a family may grow; and when a hive is too full, and it is necessary to form a new swarm, each one thinks of carrying away his own honey. George Sand may honey thinking honesty dies in selling itself. George Sand selling dies honesty
