Colette Quotes

Be happy. It’s one way of being wise.
- Colette

It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanisms of friendship.
- Colette

Don’t ever wear artistic jewelry; it wrecks a woman’s reputation.
- Colette

In its early stages, insomnia is almost an oasis in which those who have to think or suffer darkly take refuge.
- Colette

Total absence of humor renders life impossible.
- Colette

A happy childhood is poor preparation for human contacts.
- Colette

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

What a wonderful life I’ve had! I only wish I’d realized it sooner.
– Colette

Bulldogs are adorable, with faces like toads that have been sat on.
- Colette