“Total absence of humor renders life impossible.”
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Submitted by Quonation |Category: Humor
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“Be happy. It’s one way of being wise.”
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Submitted by Quonation |Category: Wisdom
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“It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanism of friendship.”
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Submitted by Quonation |Category: Courtesy
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“It is not a bad thing that children should occasionally, and politely, put parents in their place.”
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Submitted by Quonation |Category: Children
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“Girls usually have a paper mache face on their wedding day.”
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Submitted by Quonation |Category: General
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“No temptation can ever be measured by the value of its object.”
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Submitted by Quonation |Category: Temptation
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“You do not notice changes in what is always before you.”
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Submitted by Quonation |Category: Change
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“The lovesick, the betrayed, and the jealous all smell alike.”
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Submitted by Quonation |Category: General
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“Sincerity is not a spontaneous flower nor is modesty either.”
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Submitted by Quonation |Category: Sincerity
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“To a poet, silence is an acceptable response, even a flattering one.”
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Submitted by Quonation |Category: Poetry
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“Look for a long time at what pleases you, and a longer time at what pains you.”
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Submitted by Quonation |Category: Pleasure
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“What a wonderful life I’ve had! I only wish I’d realized it sooner.”
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Submitted by Quonation |Category: Life
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“Jealousy is not at all low, but it catches us humbled and bowed down, at first sight.”
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Submitted by Quonation |Category: Jealousy
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“In the matter of furnishing, I find a certain absence of ugliness far worse than ugliness.”
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Submitted by Quonation |Category: Home
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“And what a delight it is to make friends with someone you have despised.”
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Submitted by Quonation |Category: Friendship
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“You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.”
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Submitted by Quonation |Category: Enthusiasm
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“One keeps forgetting old age up to the very brink of the grave.”
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Submitted by Quonation |Category: Age
