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Colette: It is wise...

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

Source: The Pure and the Impure, ch. 9, 1933; tr. 1966.
-- Colette, (Jan 28 1873-1954), French author; Her novels are noted for intimate style and deep feeling for nature, e.g., Claudine at School, 1930 and GiGi, 1943.


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