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Quotes from Le Pur et l'Impur (The Pure and the Impure) — Colette

1873–1954 France

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

Le Pur et l'Impur (The Pure and the Impure) (1932)

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

Le Pur et l'Impur (The Pure and the Impure) (1932)

Perhaps the only misplaced curiosity is that which persists in trying to find out here, on this side of death, what lies beyond the grave.

Le Pur et l'Impur (The Pure and the Impure) (1932)

Whether you are dealing with an animal or a child, to convince is to weaken.

Le Pur et l'Impur (The Pure and the Impure) (1932)

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