More Quotes by Guy de Maupassant
Patriotism is a kind of religion; it is the egg from which wars are hatched.
Everything is false, everything is possible, everything is doubtful.
Words dazzle and deceive because they are mimed by the face. But black words on a white page are the soul laid bare.
You've never lived until you've almost died. For those who have fought for it, life has a flavor the protected shall never know.
A lawful kiss is never worth as much as a stolen one.
Travel, like dreams, is a door that opens from the real world into a world that is yet to be discovered
A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption.
The essence of life is the smile of round female bottoms, under the shadow of cosmic boredom.
Of all the passions, the only one that seems respectable to me is the passion for food
Life is a slope. As long as you're going up you're always looking towards the top and you feel happy, but when you reach it, suddenly you can see the road going downhill and death at the end of it all. It's slow going up and quick going down.