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Learned women are ridiculed because they put to shame unlearned men.
George Sand
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George Sand
Age: 71 †
Born: 1804
Born: June 1
Died: 1876
Died: May 8
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Ever since time began the world has seemed stupid to those who aren't stupid themselves. It was to avoid that annoyance that I became stupid myself, as fast as ever I could. Sheer egoism, no doubt.
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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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Love without reverence and enthusiasm is only friendship.
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No religion can be built on force.
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Simplicity is the most difficult thing to secure in this world it is the last limit of experience and the last effort of genius.
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Death must no longer be either the penalty for prosperity or the consolation of misery. God did not destine it to be either the punishment or the compensation for life.
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[Failure is hard initially because] One knows what one has lost, but not what one may find [and learn from that failure]!
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And I refused to make any sacrifices for nothing on earth seemed more valuable than my peace of mind, my pleasure and my acclaim.
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almost all novels are love stories.
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Our work can never be better than we are ourselves.
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... 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.
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Experience is always a trustworthy guide it may not tell you everything, but it never lies.
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