Author: Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

Quotes

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

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

- 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

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

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

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

- 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

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

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

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

- 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

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