Louise Colet Quotes & Sayings

Flirtation and coquetry are so nearly allied as to be identical; both are the art of successful and pleasing deception. — Louise Colet

You know what they say, 'You have to work at wisdom; you have to take pains to be reasonable, but to be foolish, just let yourself go. — Louise Colet

Coquetry is the art of successful deception. — Louise Colet

It is better not to be loved than to be ill-loved or half-loved. — Louise Colet

When greatness descends from its lofty pedestal, it assumes human dimensions. — Louise Colet

The happiest woman sees not gladness alone reflected from her mirror; its surface will inevitably be sometimes dimmed with sighs. — Louise Colet

Doubt the man who swears to his devotion. — Louise Colet

Before we love with our heart, we already love with our imagination. — Louise Colet

The laws of decency enforce themselves. — Louise Colet

Untimely conduct is the discord of manners. — Louise Colet

Misfortune comes to people who live only on the memory of their past grandeur. — Louise Colet

Alas! How enthusiasm decreases, as our experience increases! — Louise Colet