George Sand

"Justice delayed is justice denied."

"The only paradise is the one we carry within us."

"Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other."

"The important thing is not what the critics say, but what you feel in your heart."

"Guard yourself against prejudice; it is the poison of the soul."

"I am convinced that the only way to keep up with the world is to invent a completely new world."

"One cannot deny the facts of nature, but one can interpret them."

"The greatest wealth is health and inner peace."

"Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric."

"The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of."

"Life itself is the proper binge."

"Art is not something to be understood, but something to be felt."

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

"Patience is the virtue of asses, but the strength of the free."

"Truth is like a torch; the more it moves, the more it illuminates."

"A man is not old until regrets take the place of his dreams."

"The mystery of love is greater than the mystery of death."

"Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear."

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

"The less we deserve good fortune, the more we hope for it."

"Nature is always wise and beautiful."

"Character is destiny; form yourself with the greatest care."

"Work is the foundation of all true dignity."

"I am no bird and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will."

"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places."

"Generosity is the flower of justice."

"Music is the voice of the eternal."

"The heart must understand that it cannot be commanded."

"Dedicate yourself to the pursuit of excellence."

"Every sorrow teaches us something; without sorrow, we would be empty."