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

Quote by Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

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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.

As for an authentic villain, the real thing, the absolute, the artist, one rarely meets...

As for an authentic villain, the real thing, the absolute, the artist, one rarely meets...

A happy childhood is poor preparation for human contacts.

A happy childhood is poor preparation for human contacts.

I love my past, I love my present. I am not ashamed of what I...

I love my past, I love my present. I am not ashamed of what I...

There are days when solitude is a heady wine that intoxicates you with freedom, others...

There are days when solitude is a heady wine that intoxicates you with freedom, others...

Sit down and put down everything that comes into your head and then you're a...

Sit down and put down everything that comes into your head and then you're a...

Total absence of humor renders life impossible.

Total absence of humor renders life impossible.

Never touch a butterfly's wing with your finger.

Never touch a butterfly's wing with your finger.

Writing only leads to more writing.

Writing only leads to more writing.

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

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

Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet.

Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet.

On this narrow planet, we have only the choice between two unknown worlds. One of...

On this narrow planet, we have only the choice between two unknown worlds. One of...

If I can't have too many truffles, I'll do without truffles.

If I can't have too many truffles, I'll do without truffles.

To a poet, silence is an acceptable response, even a flattering one.

To a poet, silence is an acceptable response, even a flattering one.

My true friends have always given me that supreme proof of devotion, a spontaneous aversion...

My true friends have always given me that supreme proof of devotion, a spontaneous aversion...

January, month of empty pockets! let us endure this evil month, anxious as a theatrical...

January, month of empty pockets! let us endure this evil month, anxious as a theatrical...

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

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

In the matter of furnishing, I find a certain absence of ugliness far worse than...

In the matter of furnishing, I find a certain absence of ugliness far worse than...

The woman who thinks she is intelligent demands equal rights with men. A woman who...

The woman who thinks she is intelligent demands equal rights with men. A woman who...

I am going away with him to an unknown country where I shall have no...

I am going away with him to an unknown country where I shall have no...