Quotes and anectdotes from the wise to the foolish, and the courageous to the drunk

George Sand Novelist

  • Gender: Female
  • Citizenship: France
  • Born: Jul 1, 1804
  • Died: Jun 8, 1876

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 the composer and pianist Frédéric Chopin and the writer Alfred de Musset.

Work is not man's punishment. It is his reward and his strength and his pleasure. strength & work

Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved. happiness & love

Women love always: when earth slips from them, they take refuge in heaven. women

He who draws noble delights from sentiments of poetry is a true poet, though he has never written a line in all his life. poetry

The beauty that addresses itself to the eyes is only the spell of the moment the eye of the body is not always that of the soul. beauty

Simplicity is the most difficult thing to secure in this world it is the last limit of experience and the last effort of genius. experience

Life in common among people who love each other is the ideal of happiness. happiness

There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved. happiness & love

Try to keep your soul young and quivering right up to old age. age