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.
SIDONIE GABRIELLE COLETTEI’ve entered the world of wine without any professional training, but a definite appetite for good bottles.
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You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.
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You do not notice changes in what is always before you.
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No temptation can ever be measured by the value of its object.
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In the matter of furnishing, I find a certain absence of ugliness far worse than ugliness.
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I have found my voice again and the art of using it.
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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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A kindly gesture bestowed by us on an animal arouses prodigies of understanding and gratitude.
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In its early stages, insomnia is almost an oasis in which those who have to think or suffer darkly take refuge.
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Never touch a butterfly’s wing with your finger.
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Writing only leads to more writing.
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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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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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So now, whenever I despair, I no longer expect my end, but some bit of luck, some commonplace little miracle which, like a glittering link, will mend again the necklace of my days.
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What a wonderful life I’ve had! I only wish I’d realized it sooner.
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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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