Happiness, so they say, makes one selfish... Alas! this hap… - George Sand

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Happiness, so they say, makes one selfish... Alas! this happiness that is in store for some to the detriment of others must make one so, indeed. O my God! Shared happiness, that which one would find by working for the happiness of one's fellow men, would make man as great as his destiny on earth, as good as yourself!

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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