Quotes by Colette, Sidonie Gabrielle

Sincerity is not a spontaneous flower nor is modesty either. >>

No temptation can ever be measured by the value of its object. >>

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

Quotations about Courtesy

True politeness consists in being easy one's self, and in making every >>

Politeness is the slow poison of collaboration. >>

If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citi >>

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

Colette, Sidonie Gabrielle