It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanism of friendship. -Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

 

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


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Voluptuaries, consumed by their senses, always begin by flinging themselves with a great display of frenzy into an abyss. But they survive, they come to the surface again. And they develop a routine of the abyss: ''It's four o clock. At five I have my abyss... ''.

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

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Is suffering so very serious? I have come to doubt it. It may be quite childish, a sort of undignified pastime / I'm referring to the kind of suffering a man inflicts on a woman or a woman on a man. It's extremely painful. I agree that it's hardly bearable. But I very much fear that this sort of pain deserves no consideration at all. It's no more worthy of respect than old age or illness. -Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
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There is no need to waste pity on young girls who are having their moments of disillusionment, for in another moment they will recover their illusion.

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It's so curious: one can resist tears and 'behave' very well in the hardest hours of grief. But then someone makes you a friendly sign behind a window, or one notices that a flower that was in bud only yesterday has suddenly blossomed, or a letter slips from a drawer... and everything collapses.

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The lovesick, the betrayed, and the jealous all smell alike. -Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
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It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanism of friendship.

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