It seems to me that the earth belongs to God who made it and entrusted it to men … - George Sand

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It is the simple things of life that make living worthwhile, the sweet fundamental things such as love and duty, work and rest, and living close to nature.

George Sand

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.

Crying, Die, Doors, God, Home, Men

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nature has not changed. The night is still unsullied, the stars still twinkle, and the wild thyme smells as sweetly now as it did then. . . We may be afflicted and unhappy, but no one can take from us the sweet delight which is nature's gift to those who love her and her poetry.

Nature, Poetry, Stars, Sweet, Twinkle, Unsullied

If they are ignorant, they are despised, if learned, mocked. In love they are reduced to the status of courtesans. As wives they are treated more as servants than as companions. Men do not love them: they make use of them, they exploit them, and expect, in that way, to make them subject to the law of fidelity.

Ignorant, Law, Love, Men, Subject

When I tried to draw near, you dissolved into air before my lips could touch you. . .

Air, Dissolved, Draw, Kissing, Lips, Tried

faith is like love; when you want it you can't find it, and you find it when you least expect it.

Expect, Faith, Like, Like Love, Want

These tears do me good, they have watered the parched place; perhaps my heart will grow again there!

Good, Heart, My Heart, Perhaps, Tears, Watered