"Work is not man’s punishment. It is his reward and his strength and his pleasure." ― George Sand Topic(s): Strength More From George Sand "Simplicity is the most difficult thing to secure in this world; it is the last limit of experience and the last effort of genius." "He who draws noble delights from sentiments of poetry is a true poet, though he has never written a line in all his life." "Women love always: when earth slips from them, they take refuge in heaven." More In Strength "Nations are equal in respect to each other, and entitled to claim equal consideration for their rights, whatever may be their relative dimensions or strength or however greatly they may differ in government, religion or manners."― James Kent "My mother was the dearest, sweetest angel. She didn’t talk; she sang. She was a tower of strength."― Jayne Meadows "Yes, forget your weakness, whatever that weakness may be. It is egotism, it is selfishness after. all, for it is a dwelling on self. Forget your weakness; and remember your strength."― Joseph Barber Lightfoot