In the matter of furnishing, I find a certain absence of ugliness far worse than ugliness.
SIDONIE GABRIELLE COLETTEI am indebted to the cat for a particular kind of honorable deceit, for a greater control over myself, for a characteristic aversion to brutal sounds, and for the need to keep silent for long periods of time.
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No temptation can ever be measured by the value of its object.
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It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanisms of friendship.
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Smokers, male and female, inject and excuse idleness in their lives every time they light a cigarette.
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That lovely voice; how I should weep for joy if I could hear it now!
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Time spent with a cat is never wasted.
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The faults of husbands are often caused by the excess virtues of their wives.
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Total absence of humor renders life impossible.
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Writing only leads to more writing.
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I went to collect the few personal belongings which. I held to be invaluable: my cat, my resolve to travel, and my solitude.
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If he’s getting married, he’s not longer interesting.
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There are no ordinary cats.
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It takes time for the absent to assume their true shape in our thoughts.
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You do not notice changes in what is always before you.
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There 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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By an image we hold on to our lost treasures, but it is the wrenching loss that forms the image, composes, binds the bouquet.
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