Art belongs to all times and to all countries; its special benefit is precisely to be still living when everything else seems dying; that is why Providence shields it from too personal or too general passions, and grants it a patient and persevering organization, durable sensibility, and the contemplative sense in which lies invincible faith.
George Sand... the progress of the language has caused us to lose many old treasures. It is thus with all progress, and one must make the best of it.
George Sand