He who draws noble delights from sentiments of poetry is a true poet, though he has never written a line in all his life.

Quote by George Sand

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One approaches the journey's end. But the end is a goal, not a catastrophe.

One approaches the journey's end. But the end is a goal, not a catastrophe.

The prayers of a lover are more imperious than the menaces of the whole world

The prayers of a lover are more imperious than the menaces of the whole world

We cannot tear out a single page of our life, but we can throw the...

We cannot tear out a single page of our life, but we can throw the...

If you have a lot of tension and you get a headache, do what it...

If you have a lot of tension and you get a headache, do what it...

Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I...

Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I...

Vanity is the quicksand of reason

Vanity is the quicksand of reason

Once my heart was captured, reason was shown the door, deliberately and with a sort...

Once my heart was captured, reason was shown the door, deliberately and with a sort...

Try to keep your soul young and quivering right up to old age.

Try to keep your soul young and quivering right up to old age.

Life resembles a novel more often than novels resemble life.

Life resembles a novel more often than novels resemble life.

Faith is an excitement and an enthusiasm: it is a condition of intellectual magnificence to...

Faith is an excitement and an enthusiasm: it is a condition of intellectual magnificence to...

No one makes a revolution by himself; and there are some revolutions which humanity accomplishes...

No one makes a revolution by himself; and there are some revolutions which humanity accomplishes...

Charity degrades those who receive it and hardens those who dispense it.

Charity degrades those who receive it and hardens those who dispense it.

The artist vocation is to send light into the human heart.

The artist vocation is to send light into the human heart.

Life in common among people who love each other is the ideal of happiness.

Life in common among people who love each other is the ideal of happiness.

Love is more tiring than friendship for it demands continuous proofs

Love is more tiring than friendship for it demands continuous proofs

Admiration and familiarity are strangers.

Admiration and familiarity are strangers.

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

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

I regard as a mortal sin not only the lying of the senses in matters...

I regard as a mortal sin not only the lying of the senses in matters...

It is difficult to believe in a religion that places such a high premium on...

It is difficult to believe in a religion that places such a high premium on...

'Tis Chastity, my brother, Chastity: She that has that, is clad in complete steel

'Tis Chastity, my brother, Chastity: She that has that, is clad in complete steel

But a lifetime of happiness! No man alive could bear it: it would be hell...

But a lifetime of happiness! No man alive could bear it: it would be hell...