George Sand Quotes

France, Writer
July 1, 1804 – June, 8, 1876.

Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin, best known by her pen name George Sand , was a French novelist, memoirist, and socialist. One of the most popular writers in Europe in her lifetime, being more popular than both Victor Hugo and Honoré de Balzac in England in the 1830s and 1840s,Sand is recognised as one of the most notable writers of the European Romantic era.

Simplicity is the essence of the great, the true, the beautiful in art.

George Sand
- Art
- Simplicity
- Essence
You may impose silence upon me, but you can not prevent me from thinking.

George Sand
- Thinking
- Silence
- Prevent

Art for art's sake is an empty phrase. Art for the sake of truth, art for the sake of the good and the beautiful, that is the faith I am searching for.

George Sand
- Art
- Faith
- Searching
If people were not wicked I should not mind their being stupid; but, to our misfortune, they are both.

George Sand
- People
- Stupid
- Wicked
The intellect seeks, the heart finds.

George Sand
- Heart
- Intellect
- Finds
Love without reverence and enthusiasm is only friendship.

George Sand
Let us accept truth, even when it surprises us and alters our views.

George Sand
- Truth
- Accept
- Views
Experience is always a trustworthy guide; it may not tell you everything, but it never lies.

George Sand
- Experience
- Lies
- Tell

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

George Sand
- Love
- Happiness
- Loved
The artist vocation is to send light into the human heart.

George Sand
- Heart
- Light
- Artist
The brain is a tool that gets rusty without constant, albeit moderate, exercise.

George Sand
- Brain
- Exercise
- Constant