Coco Chanel

Guilt is perhaps the most painful companion of death.

Coco Chanel

Happiness is the secret of beauty. But who knows the secret of happiness? The wise woman keeps her cosmetics at hand.

Coco Chanel

He will soon be claiming that the Resistance has liberated the world.

Coco Chanel

I am neither in the past, nor avant-garde. My style follows life.

Coco Chanel

I consider lace to be one of the prettiest imitations ever made of the fantasy of nature

Coco Chanel

I don’t know why women want any of the things men have when one of the things that women have is men.

Coco Chanel

I don’t understand how a woman can leave the house without fixing herself up a little – if only out of politeness. And then, you never know, maybe that’s the day she has a date with destiny. And it’s best to be as pretty as possible for destiny.

Coco Chanel

I have only one curiosity left: death.

Coco Chanel

I have steadfastly refused to make concessions that would undermine my ideals.

Coco Chanel

I imposed black; it still going strong today, for black wipes out everything else around.

Coco Chanel