Quotes by Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

“It is not a bad thing that children should occasionally, and politely, put parents in their place.”

“A pretty little collection of weaknesses and a terror of spiders are our indispensable stock-in-trade with the men.”

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

“Sincerity is not a spontaneous flower nor is modesty either.”

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

“And what a delight it is to make friends with someone you have despised.”

“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.

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

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

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

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.