There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved.Letter to Lina Calamatta, 31 Mar 1862
Author · 6 quotes
George Sand was the pen name of Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin, a French novelist and memoirist born on July 1, 1804. Known for her bohemian lifestyle and strong feminist views, she became famous for her literary works that explored themes of love, gender, and social issues, including notable novels such as "Indiana" and "The Countess of Rudolstadt." Sand was also notable for her relationships with several prominent artists and intellectuals of her time, including Frédéric Chopin.
1804–1876·lived 71 years
There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved.Letter to Lina Calamatta, 31 Mar 1862
Try to keep your soul young and quivering right up to old age.
Simplicity is the most difficult thing to secure in this world; it is the last limit of experience and the last effort of genius.The Story of My Life, p. 123, 1854
Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness.Quote for Today, synkroniciti, 2020
Work is not man's punishment. It is his reward and his strength and his pleasure.Work is not man's punishment! It is his reward and his strength, his glory and his pleasure
The artist vocation is to send light into the human heart.
That’s all 6 quotes by George Sand.