January, month of empty pockets! let us endure this evil month, anxious as a theatrical producer’s forehead.
SIDONIE GABRIELLE COLETTEBe happy. It’s one way of being wise.
More Sidonie Gabrielle Colette Quotes
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My true friends have always given me that supreme proof of devotion, a spontaneous aversion for the man I loved.
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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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A kindly gesture bestowed by us on an animal arouses prodigies of understanding and gratitude.
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It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanisms of friendship.
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The faults of husbands are often caused by the excess virtues of their wives.
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Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet.
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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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Sincerity is not a spontaneous flower nor is modesty either.
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Never touch a butterfly’s wing with your finger.
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As for an authentic villain, the real thing, the absolute, the artist, one rarely meets him even once in a lifetime. The ordinary bad hat is always in part a decent fellow.
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It takes time for the absent to assume their true shape in our thoughts.
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I want nothing from love, in short, but love.
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What a wonderful life I’ve had! I only wish I’d realized it sooner.
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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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There are no ordinary cats.
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