George Sand
George Sand
Amantine-Lucile-Aurore Dupin, best known by her pseudonym George Sand, was a French novelist and memoirist. She is equally well known for her much publicized romantic affairs with a number of artists, including Polish-French composer and pianist Frédéric Chopin and the writer Alfred de Musset...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionMemoirist
Date of Birth1 July 1804
CityParis, France
CountryFrance
leadership light torches
It is high time that we had lights that are not incendiary torches.
wise kings race
I saw in 'the wandering Jew' the personification of the Jewish people, exiled in the Middle Ages. Nevertheless, they are once again extremely rich, owing to their unfailing rude greediness and their indefatigable activity. With their hard-heartedness that they extend toward people of other faiths and races they are at the point of making themselves kings of the world. This people can thank its obstinacy that France will be Judized within fifty years. Already some wise Jews prophesy this frankly.
wise exercise men
All your trouble comes from lack of exercise. A man of your strength and constitution ought always to have kept physically active. So don't jibe at the very wise advice that sentences you to one hour's walk a day. You imagine the work of the mind takes place only in the brain; but you're much mistaken. It takes place in the legs as well.
favors ability
Nature distributes her favors unequally.
sublime storm genius
The life of great geniuses is nothing but a sublime storm.
religion force built
No religion can be built on force.
hands ties body
You can bind my body, tie my hands, govern my actions: you are the strongest, and society adds to your power; but with my will, sir, you can do nothing.
sacrifice self virtue
There is but on virtue--the eternal sacrifice of self.
powerful writing men
The most honest of men is the one who thinks and acts best, but the most powerful is the one who writes and speaks best.
heart love-and-friendship and-love
Fame and admiration weigh not a feather in the scale against friendship and love, for the heart languishes all the same.
glory pipe smoke
The smoke of glory is not worth the smoke of a pipe.
weed heart errors
Weeds are omnipresent; errors are to be found in the heart of the most lovable.
chance discouragement
Discouragement seizes us only when we can no longer count on chance.
stupid believe law
You, stupid one, who believe in laws which punish murder by murder ...