If he’s getting married, he’s not longer interesting.
SIDONIE GABRIELLE COLETTENever touch a butterfly’s wing with your finger.
More Sidonie Gabrielle Colette Quotes
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A happy childhood is poor preparation for human contacts.
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Don’t cudgel your brains over my little problems.
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Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet.
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No temptation can ever be measured by the value of its object.
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The only virtue on which I pride myself is my self-doubt; when a writer loses her self-doubt, the time has come to lay aside her pen.
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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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Be happy. It’s one way of being wise.
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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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What a wonderful life I’ve had! I only wish I’d realized it sooner.
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The true traveler is he who goes on foot, and even then, he sits down a lot of the time.
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The faults of husbands are often caused by the excess virtues of their wives.
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It takes time for the absent to assume their true shape in our thoughts.
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January, month of empty pockets! let us endure this evil month, anxious as a theatrical producer’s forehead.
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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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