To a poet, silence is an acceptable response, even a flattering one.
SIDONIE GABRIELLE COLETTEIf he’s getting married, he’s not longer interesting.
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You must not pity me because my sixtieth year finds me still astonished. To be astonished is one of the surest ways of not growing old too quickly.
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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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Hope costs nothing.
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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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I’ve entered the world of wine without any professional training, but a definite appetite for good bottles.
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I have found my voice again and the art of using it.
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The faults of husbands are often caused by the excess virtues of their wives.
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Writing only leads to more writing.
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You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.
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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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We only do well the things we like doing.
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I 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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Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet.
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If he’s getting married, he’s not longer interesting.
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At sixty-three years of age, less a quarter, one still has plans.
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