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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.
George Sand
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George Sand
Age: 71 †
Born: 1804
Born: June 1
Died: 1876
Died: May 8
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Simplicity, a delicate silence about oneself, increases their worth and makes one love those whom one admires.
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Heavens! whatever possesses us, here below, that we mutually torment ourselves, sourly reproach our mutual faults, and mercilessly condemn all that is not cut according to our pattern?
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I'm not full of virtues and noble qualities. I love, but I love strongly, exclusive, stedfasty.
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