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More Quotes by Guy de Maupassant
We live always under the weight of the old and odious customs... of our barbarous ancestors.
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.
You have the army of mediocrities followed by the multitude of fools. As the mediocrities and the fools always form the immense majority, it is impossible for them to elect an intelligent government.
A lawful kiss is never worth as much as a stolen one.
There is only one good thing in life, and that is love.
Everything is false, everything is possible, everything is doubtful.
Of all the passions, the only one that seems respectable to me is the passion for food
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.
Words dazzle and deceive because they are mimed by the face. But black words on a white page are the soul laid bare.
