Alas! How enthusiasm decreases, as our experience increases! Louise Colet More Quotes by Louise Colet More Quotes From Louise Colet Before we love with our heart, we already love with our imagination. Louise Colet imagination heart Misfortune comes to people who live only on the memory of their past grandeur. Louise Colet memories people past Doubt the man who swears to his devotion. Louise Colet devotion doubt men 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 reasonable pain foolish It is better not to be loved than to be ill-loved or half-loved. Louise Colet ill half The happiest woman sees not gladness alone reflected from her mirror; its surface will inevitably be sometimes dimmed with sighs. Louise Colet bliss mirrors sometimes Untimely conduct is the discord of manners. Louise Colet discord manners The laws of decency enforce themselves. Louise Colet decency law Coquetry is the art of successful deception. Louise Colet deception successful art When greatness descends from its lofty pedestal, it assumes human dimensions. Louise Colet pedestal dimensions greatness Flirtation and coquetry are so nearly allied as to be identical; both are the art of successful and pleasing deception. Louise Colet flirting successful art
