Author: Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

Quotes

The true traveler is he who goes on foot, and even then, he sits down a lot of the time.

The true traveler is he who goes on foot, and even then, he sits down a lot of the time.

- Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

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

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

- Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

Smokers, male and female, inject and excuse idleness in their lives every time they light a cigarette.

Smokers, male and female, inject and excuse idleness in their lives every time they light a cigarette.

- Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

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

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

- Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

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

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

- 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.

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

Total absence of humor renders life impossible.

Total absence of humor renders life impossible.

- Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

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

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

- Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

Look for a long time at what pleases you, and a longer time at what pains you.

Look for a long time at what pleases you, and a longer time at what pains you.

- Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

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