A Quote by George Sand

The most honest of men is the one who thinks and acts best, but the most powerful is the one who writes and speaks best.

George Sand

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George Sand
French - Novelist
July 1, 1804 - June 8, 1876

Nothing is so easy as to deceive one’s self when one does not lack wit and is familiar with all the niceties of language. Language is a prostitute queen who descends and rises to all roles. Disguises herself, arrays herself in fine apparel, hides her head and effaces herself; an advocate who has an answer for everything, who has always foreseen everything, and who assumes a thousand forms in order to be right. The most honorable of men is he who thinks best and acts best, but the most powerful is he who is best able to talk and write

George Sand

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Tristan Harris

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Richard Wilbur

Mother love is the most powerful, the most irrational force on earth, even more powerful than sexual love. However, one does lead to the other, so best not to spurn the former.

Rita Mae Brown

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Theodore Roosevelt

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Walter Karp

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Most victories are, in the best way, acts of revenge.

Alain de Botton

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Cody Walker

We tend to become what the most important person in our life thinks we will become. Think the best, believe the best, and express the best in others. Your affirmation will not only make you more attractive to them, but you will help play an important part in their personal development.