George Sand

Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness. ↗

— George Sand

#give #guard #hesitation #how #kindness

We cannot tear out a single page of our life, but we can throw the whole book in the fire. ↗

— George Sand

#cannot #fire #life #our #out

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

— George Sand

#life

Nothing resembles selfishness more closely than self-respect ↗

— George Sand

#selfishness #respect

The old woman I shall become will be quite different from the woman I am now. Another I is beginning. ↗

— George Sand

#inspirational

It is a mistake to regard age as a downhill grade toward dissolution. The reverse is true. As one grows older, one climbs with surprising strides. ↗

— George Sand

#age

Charity degrades those who receive it and hardens those who dispense it. ↗

— George Sand

#degrades #dispense #hardens #receive #those

God abandons only those who abandon themselves, and whoever has the courage to shut up his sorrow within his own heart is stronger to fight against it than he who complains. ↗

— George Sand

#god #sorrow #strength #courage

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

#indiana #men

I'm not full of virtues and noble qualities. I love, but I love strongly, exclusive, stedfasty. ↗

— George Sand

#love