Be happy. It’s one way of being wise.
SIDONIE GABRIELLE COLETTEThere is no need to waste pity on young girls who are having their moments of disillusionment, for in another moment they will recover their illusion.
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A few days later, I found my mother beneath the tree, motionless with excitement, her head turned toward the heavens in which she would allow human religions no place.
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I did not look for her, because I was afraid of dispelling the mystery we attach to people whom we know only casually.
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It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanisms of friendship.
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Sit down and put down everything that comes into your head and then you’re a writer. But an author is one who can judge his own stuff’s worth, without pity, and destroy most of it.
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Time spent with a cat is never wasted.
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On this narrow planet, we have only the choice between two unknown worlds. One of them tempts us – ah! what a dream, to live in that! – the other stifles us at the first breath.
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Look for a long time at what pleases you, and a longer time at what pains you.
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I’ve entered the world of wine without any professional training, but a definite appetite for good bottles.
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At the top of the iron staircase leading to the stage, the good, dry, dusty warmth wraps me round like a comfortable dirty cloak.
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Total absence of humor renders life impossible.
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No one asked you to be happy. Get to work.
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When she raises her eyelids it’s as if she were taking off all her clothes.
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You do not notice changes in what is always before you.
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A woman who thinks she is intelligent demands the same rights as man. An intelligent woman gives up.
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Jealousy is not at all low, but it catches us humbled and bowed down, at first sight.
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