Work is not man's punishment. It is his reward and his strength and his pleasure.
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If they are ignorant, they are despised, if learned, mocked. In love they are reduced to the status of courtesans. As wives they are treated more as servants than as companions. Men do not love them they make use of them, they exploit them, and expect, in that way, to make them subject to the law of fidelity.George Sand
You can bind my body, tie my hands, govern my actions you are the strongest, and society adds to your power but with my will, sir, you can do nothing.
George Sand
Life resembles a novel more often than novels resemble life.
George Sand
One is happy as a result of one's own efforts once one knows the necessary ingredients of happiness simple tastes, a certain degree of courage, self denial to a point, love of work, and above all, a clear conscience.
George Sand
There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved.
George Sand
One approaches the journey's end. But the end is a goal, not a catastrophe.
George Sand
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