"Vanity is the quicksand of reason." — George Sand

"Vanity is the quicksand of reason."

— George Sand

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98 Quotes by George Sand

George Sand has 98 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Humanity is outraged in me and with me. We must not dissimulate nor try to forget this indignation, which is…
One wastes so much time, one is so prodigal of life, at twenty! Our days of winter count for double.…
It is quite wrong to think of old age as a downward slope. On the contrary, one climbs higher and…
A man is not a wall, whose stones are crushed upon the road; or a pipe, whose fragments are thrown…
Celebrate within yourself that wonderful treasure . . . true kindness.
Some say that cats are devils, but they behave badly only when they are alone. When they are among us…
Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all…
I regard as a mortal sin not only the lying of the senses in matters of love, but also the…
The whole secret of the study of nature lies in learning how to use one's eyes...
I have an object, a task, let me say the word, a passion. The profession of writing is a violent…
If they are ignorant, they are despised, if learned, mocked. In love they are reduced to the status of courtesans.…
Life in common among people who love each other is the ideal of happiness.

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This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth… — Pietro Aretino
Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento

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