Louise Colet Professions : PoetBorn : August 15, 1810Died : March 9, 1876 Browse All Authors Top 12 quotes by Louise Colet Before we love with our heart, we already love with our imagination. Louise Colet imaginationheart Misfortune comes to people who live only on the memory of their past grandeur. Louise Colet memoriespeoplepast Doubt the man who swears to his devotion. Louise Colet devotiondoubtmen 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 reasonablepainfoolish It is better not to be loved than to be ill-loved or half-loved. Louise Colet illhalf The happiest woman sees not gladness alone reflected from her mirror; its surface will inevitably be sometimes dimmed with sighs. Louise Colet blissmirrorssometimes Untimely conduct is the discord of manners. Louise Colet discordmanners The laws of decency enforce themselves. Louise Colet decencylaw Coquetry is the art of successful deception. Louise Colet deceptionsuccessfulart Alas! How enthusiasm decreases, as our experience increases! Louise Colet decreaseincreaseenthusiasm When greatness descends from its lofty pedestal, it assumes human dimensions. Louise Colet pedestaldimensionsgreatness Flirtation and coquetry are so nearly allied as to be identical; both are the art of successful and pleasing deception. Louise Colet flirtingsuccessfulart Similar Authors Abdellatif Laabi poet Ihara Saikaku poet Abram Joseph Ryan poet Ingeborg Bachmann poet Izumi Shikibu poet Bion of Smyrna poetAll Authors
