It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanisms of friendship.
SIDONIE GABRIELLE COLETTEBe happy. It’s one way of being wise.
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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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We only do well the things we like doing.
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A kindly gesture bestowed by us on an animal arouses prodigies of understanding and gratitude.
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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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I believe there are more urgent and honorable occupations than the incomparable waste of time we call suffering.
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There are no ordinary cats.
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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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Writing only leads to more writing.
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When she raises her eyelids it’s as if she were taking off all her clothes.
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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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If he’s getting married, he’s not longer interesting.
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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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If we want to be sincere, we must admit that there is a well-nourished love and an ill-nourished love. And the rest is literature.
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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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That lovely voice; how I should weep for joy if I could hear it now!
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What a wonderful life I’ve had! I only wish I’d realized it sooner.
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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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I have found my voice again and the art of using it.
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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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Look for a long time at what pleases you, and a longer time at what pains you.
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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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The true traveler is he who goes on foot, and even then, he sits down a lot of the time.
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A pretty little collection of weaknesses and a terror of spiders are our indispensable stock-in-trade with the men.
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Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet.
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You do not notice changes in what is always before you.
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You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.
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