Sidonie Gabrielle
Sidonie Gabrielle
delight despised
What a delight it is to make friends with someone you have despised
longer pains pleases time
Look for a long time at what pleases you, and for a longer time at what pains you
half la
How do you like them? like a pear, a lemon, a la Montgolfier, half an apple, or a cantaloupe? Go and choose, don't be embarrassed.
couple dozen help lose pounds
Give me a dozen such heartbreaks, if that would help me lose a couple of pounds
beauty ease surrounded
We don't feel at ease here: we are surrounded by too much beauty
time shapes assuming
It takes time for the absent to assume their true shape in our thoughts.
jewels tables kingdoms
Truffles must come to the table in their own stock and as you break open this jewel sprung from a poverty-stricken soil, imagine - if you have never visited it - the desolate kingdom where it rules.
gratitude animal understanding
A kindly gesture bestowed by us on an animal arouses prodigies of understanding and gratitude.
enjoyment wells
We only do well the things we like doing.
wine training world
I've entered the world of wine without any professional training, but a definite appetite for good bottles.
butterfly butterfly-wings wings
Never touch a butterfly's wing with your finger.
husband wife faults
The faults of husbands are often caused by the excess virtues of their wives.
friendship best-friend wise
It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanism of friendship.
sleep insomnia thinking
In its early stages, insomnia is almost an oasis in which those who have to think or suffer darkly take refuge.