Quotes & anectdotes from
the wise,
the foolish,
the courageous &
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Sidonie Gabrielle Colette Novelist

  • Gender: Female
  • Citizenship: France
  • Born: Jan 28, 1873
  • Died: Aug 3, 1954

Colette was the surname of the French novelist and performer Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette. She is best known for her novel Gigi, the basis for the film and Lerner and Loewe stage production of the same title.

It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanism of friendship.

Jealousy is not at all low, but it catches us humbled and bowed down, at first sight.

A woman who thinks she is intelligent demands the same rights as man. An intelligent woman gives up.

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.

What a wonderful life I've had! I only wish I'd realized it sooner.

One keeps forgetting old age up to the very brink of the grave.

Be happy. It's one way of being wise.

The lovesick, the betrayed, and the jealous all smell alike.

Total absence of humor renders life impossible.