"Be prudent, and if you hear, *..." - Quote by George Sand

“Fame and admiration weigh not a feather in the scale against friendship and love, for the heart languishes all the same.”

“Anything we destroy in ourselves we destroy in others. Our falls lower others and throw them down; we owe it to our fellows to keep upright, in order that they too may keep their feet.”

“Genius, whether locked up in a cell or roaming at large, is always solitary.”

“Avoiding occasions of expense by cultivating peace, we should remember also that timely disbursements to prepare for danger frequently prevent much greater disbursements to repel it”

“If we are wise, let us prepare for the worst.”

“Beware Of entrance to a quarrel; but being in, Bear't that the opposed may beware of thee. Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice; Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment. Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy, But not express'd in fancy; rich, not gaudy; For the apparel oft proclaims the man.”

“Whatever liberates our spirit, without also giving us mastery over ourselves, is destructive.”

“The human body is meant solely for service, never for indulgence.”

“A man can no more make a safe use of wealth without reason than he can of a horse without a bridle.”