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

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

Colette
1932
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Topic
PolitenessFriendship
Statement type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Medium
Novel
Time
1932
Person
Colette
Provenance
Current citation
Colette. The Pure and the Impure. NYRB Classics, 2000, ch. 9.
Original citation
Colette. Le Pur et l'impur and Ces Plaisirs [The Pure and the Impure and These Pleasures]. J. Ferenczi & fils, 1932, ch. 9.

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