George Sand Quotes

All too rarely do I hear people asking just what it is that we've done to make so many children's hearts so hard, or what collectively we might do to right their moral compass - what values we must live by.

Virtue herself is her own fairest reward.

The greatest work in all the world is the building of men and women of character. Without character there is not much that is worthwhile.

A man of character will make himself worthy of any position he is given.

If you destroy delicacy and a sense of shame in a young girl, you deprave her very fast.

Where are the vehicles to character development in secular society?

There is such a thing as honest pride and self-respect.

The virtues of men are of more consequence to society than their abilities, and for this reason, the heart should be cultivated with more assiduity than the head.

True education seeks to make men and women not only good mathematicians, proficient linguists, profound scientists, or brilliant literary lights, but also honest men and women with virtue, temperance, and brotherly love.

In youth, it is common to measure right and wrong by the opinion of the world, and in age, to act without any measure but interest, and to lose shame without substituting virtue.

Modern education develops the intellect and imparts skills, but does not promote qualities in any way.

Higher education is not necessarily a guarantee of higher virtue.

We must remember that intelligence is not enough. Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education. The complete education gives one not only power of concentration, but worthy objectives upon which to concentrate.

I think what's important for kids to know is that your decisions here on earth matter, your behavior matters and how you treat other people matters.

A man is not to aim at innocence, any more than he is to aim at hair, but he is to keep it.

I heartily wish you, in the plain home-spun style, a great number of happy new years, well employed in forming both your mind andyour manners, to be useful and agreeable to yourself, your country, and your friends.

Virtue, though she gets her beginning from nature, yet receives her finishing touches from learning.

The real index of civilization is when people are kinder than they need to be.

Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!

There is a lovely root to the word humiliation - from the latin word humus, meaning soil or ground. When we are humiliated, we are in effect returning to the ground of our being.

Fine blunderers in ethics we are, so generally conveying to children the basic impression that pleasantness must be wrong, and right doing unpleasant!

Recommend virtue to your children, that alone - not wealth - can give happiness. It upholds in adversity and the thought of it and my art prevents me from putting an end to my life.

I cannot conceive of a greater loss than the loss of one's self-respect.

Money is created by a machine... but you can't really create respect with a machine.

One of the pre - requisites for children becoming proactive and responsible citizens is the availability of enough role models inside and outside the school.