George Sand

"The main condition for the justification of any government is the good of the people."

"Few people understand the psychology of dealing with an actual homicidal maniac."

"Leisure is a beautiful garment, but it will not do for constant wear."

"Never allow yourself to complain about your situation if you would not permit your friend to do so."

"Age cannot wither what was never young."

"I love my country, but I love liberty and justice better."

"The artist must create beauty as a bird builds its nest."

"Vanity is the quicksand of reason."

"One is happy as a result of one's own efforts."

"Do not accept the old order. For the world has changed. Think anew. Act anew."

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

"The day may be bad, but the night will be good."

"God cannot will that which diminishes freedom."

"Talent is nothing without perseverance."

"The reign of imaginary evils is dispelled by light and knowledge."

"A writer who says that there are no rules is rather like a tennis player who says you need not trouble to aim at the court."

"Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of."

"There is a certain pleasure in weeping."

"Labour is the curse of the drinking classes."

"The only virtue which I believe in is the virtue which is devoid of cant."

"One must not despise a single human being, for whom Christ died."

"Plant trees. Even if you know you won't live to sit in their shade."

"The role of the thinker is to ask essential questions."

"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."

"Let us never say 'this is the only way', when discussing human nature and potential."

"The great and secret source of power lies in our honest nature."

"I am strongly inclined to believe the majority are right in everything."

"Greed is the plague of all mankind."

"The pen is democracy's greatest tool."

"We become wise, not by remembering the past, but by using it."