George Sand - God Quotes

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To be made evident, truth must be sought for; for of itself it is slow to appear, and between ourselves and God the obstacles are so many!

George Sand
Heroes are men who set out to be demi-gods in their own eyes, and who end by being so at certain moments by dint of despising and combating all humanity.

George Sand
I would rather believe that God did not exist than believe that he was indifferent.

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It seems to me that the earth belongs to God who made it and entrusted it to men as a perpetual home. But it cannot have been part of His plan that some men should be ill with overfeeding and that others should die of starvation. No matter what anyone can say they cannot prevent me from feeling sad and angry when I see a beggar crying at a rich man's door.

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Death must no longer be either the penalty for prosperity or the consolation of misery. God did not destine it to be either the punishment or the compensation for life.

George Sand
God abandons only those who abandon themselves, and whoever has the courage to shut up his sorrow within his own heart is stronger to fight against it than he who complains.

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God has written in the law of nature that when two people are joined in love or friendship, one must always give his heart more perfectly than the other.

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Liszt said to me to-day that God alone deserves to be loved. It may be true, but when one has loved a man it is very difficult to love God. It is so different.

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No place is ugly to those who understand the virtues and sweetness of everything that God has made.

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