Une maman c'est une montagne

 

Une maman c'est une montagne de compréhension // A mother is a mountain of understanding. Jean Gastaldi

Rêver, c'est le bonheur ; attendre, c'est la vie

 

Rêver, c'est le bonheur; attendre, c'est la vie // Dreaming is happiness; waiting is life.

The cat is waiting for his dream of hanami to become reality.  He, unlike me, already did it at least once, but he wishes to repeat it. While waiting, he assumes the attitude of Zhdun, The Awaiter, closes his eyes and shuts the current humdrum stuff out.

Admittedly, you can do hanami on Gran Canaria. But it doesn't feel the same somehow.

Ses erreur

 

L'expérience est le nom que chacun donne à ses erreurs // Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. Oscar Wilde

We already knew that the cat likes cooking. It seems that he is taking it to the next level, with book signing and everything. 

Not everyone can extract so much value out of their experiences in the kitchen.

Sans perdre son enthousiasme

 

Le succès c'est d'aller d'échec en échec sans perdre son enthousiasme // Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm

The quote above is apparently being credited to Winston Churchill and Abraham Lincoln by almost equal amount of sources, but Le Parisien wants to credit Winnie, so let it be so.