L'art pour l'art est un vain mot. L'art pour le vrai, l'art… - George Sand

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L'art pour l'art est un vain mot. L'art pour le vrai, l'art pour le beau et le bon, voilà la religion que je cherche....

George Sand

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Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin, baronne Dudevant (1 July 1804 – 8 June 1876), most famous under her pseudonym George Sand, was a French novelist and a pioneer of feminism.

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Alternative Names: Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin • Amandine Lucile Aurore Dupin • Baroness Dudevant • Jules Sand • Lucie Dudevant • Aurore Amantine Lucile Dupin • Aurore Amantine Lucile Sand • Amandine-Aaurore-Lucile Dupin • George nee Dupin Sand • Mrs. George Sand • Georges Sand • Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dudevant • Amandine-Aaurore-Lucile Dudevant • Lucile Aurore Dupin • A.A.L. Dudevant-Dupin

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J'ai peine à croire qu'en perdant ceux qu'on aime on conserve son âme entière.

I see upon their noble brows the seal of the Lord, for they were born kings of the earth far more truly than those who possess it only from having bought it.

"Ce n'est pas la première fois que je remarque combien, en France particulièrement, les mots ont plus d’empire que les idées."

("It's not the first time I've noticed how much more power words have than ideas, particularly in France.")

L'art pour l'art est un vain mot. L'art pour le vrai, l'art pour le beau et le bon, voilà la religion que je cherche.... - George Sand

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