You do not notice changes in what is always before you.
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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We only do well the things we like doing.
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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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It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanisms of friendship.
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I am going away with him to an unknown country where I shall have no past and no name, and where I shall be born again with a new face and an untried heart.
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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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I’ve entered the world of wine without any professional training, but a definite appetite for good bottles.
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Sincerity is not a spontaneous flower nor is modesty either.
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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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It is not a bad thing that children should occasionally, and politely, put parents in their place.
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Writing only leads to more writing.
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Be happy. It’s one way of being wise.
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Total absence of humor renders life impossible.
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A kindly gesture bestowed by us on an animal arouses prodigies of understanding and gratitude.
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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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You don’t think before you do something foolish. You do your thinking afterwards.
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