“One keeps forgetting old age up to the very brink of the grave.”
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette“What a wonderful life I've had! I only wish I'd realized it sooner.”
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette“Be happy. It's one way of being wise.”
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette“I love my past, I love my present. I am not ashamed of what I have had, and I am not sad because I no longer have it.”
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette“It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanism of friendship.”
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette“Jealousy is not at all low, but it catches us humbled and bowed down, at first sight.”
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette“The woman who thinks she is intelligent demands equal rights with men. A woman who is intelligent does not.”
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette“One keeps forgetting old age up to the very brink of the grave.”
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette“A woman who thinks she is intelligent demands the same rights as man. An intelligent woman gives up.”
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette“Total absence of humor renders life impossible.”
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette