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
stupid people mind
If people were not wicked I should not mind their being stupid; but, to our misfortune, they are both.
sacrifice mind earth
And I refused to make any sacrifices; for nothing on earth seemed more valuable than my peace of mind, my pleasure and my acclaim.
upset mind succeed
I needn't tell you that success and failure prove nothing - the whole thing is a lottery. It's pleasant to succeed; but for a philosophic mind it oughtn't to be very upsetting to fail.
sex men mind
There is only one sex. A man and a woman are so entirely the same thing that one can scarcely understand the subtle reasons for sex distinctions with which our minds are filled.
art nature mind
art speaks only to the mind, whereas nature speaks to all the faculties ...
sex mind
the mind has no sex ...
above certain clear degree denial efforts happiness happy knows love necessary result self simple
One is happy as a result of one's own efforts once one knows the necessary ingredients of happiness simple tastes, a certain degree of courage, self denial to a point, love of work, and above all, a clear conscience.
above certain clear degree denial efforts happiness happy knows love necessary result self simple
One is happy as a result of one's own efforts once one knows the necessary ingredients of happiness simple tastes, a certain degree of courage, self denial to a point, love of work, and above all, a clear conscience.
french-novelist happiness love
There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved.
changes few passed
One changes from day to day, and...after a few years have passed one has completely altered.
enthusiasm chill
I have no enthusiasm for nature which the slightest chill will not instantly destroy.
vow marriage-vows absurdity
The marriage vow is an absurdity imposed by society.
fighting effort causes
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.
memories past past-memories
It is extraordinary how music sends one back into memories of the past ...