A happy childhood is poor preparation for human contacts.
Quote by Sidonie - Gabrielle Colette about childhood, happiness, human imperfections
Quotes by Sidonie - Gabrielle Colette
10 quotes by Sidonie - Gabrielle Colette
Sidonie - Gabrielle Colette - french novelist
Was born on 28 jan 1873.
Died on 03 aug 1954, at 81 years old.
Died on 03 aug 1954, at 81 years old.
Origin country: France
Be happy. It's one way of being wise.
Quote by Sidonie - Gabrielle Colette about wisdom, happiness, being
I believe there are more urgent and honorable occupations than the incomparable waste of time we call suffering.
Quote by Sidonie - Gabrielle Colette about suffering, waste, time
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.
Quote by Sidonie - Gabrielle Colette about attitude, present, past, love
Sincerity is not a spontaneous flower nor is modesty either.
Quote by Sidonie - Gabrielle Colette about sincerity, modesty, garden
The woman who thinks she is intelligent demands equal rights with men. A woman who is intelligent does not.
Quote by Sidonie - Gabrielle Colette about woman, man
To a poet, silence is an acceptable response, even a flattering one.
Quote by Sidonie - Gabrielle Colette about poetry, flattering, silence, poets
Total absence of humor renders life impossible.
Quote by Sidonie - Gabrielle Colette about humor, impossible, life
You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.
Quote by Sidonie - Gabrielle Colette about enthusiasm, things
