She was the temptress who had ensnared the first man, and who still continued her work at damnation; she was the being… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
Were a man to spend only one day in Sicily and ask, "What must one see?" I would answer him without hesitation,… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
There are in France some fifty thousand young men of good birth and fairly well off who are encouraged to live a… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
I told myself: 'I am surrounded by unknown things.' I imagined man without ears, suspecting the existence of sound as we suspect… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
I go to bed, and I wait for sleep as a man might wait for the executioner. I wait for its coming… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
Those men, those of former times, had soul and eyes that in no way resemble ours, and in their veins, along with… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
Whether we are describing a king, an assassin, a thief, an honest man, a prostitute, a nun, a young girl, or a… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
The kiss itself is immortal. It travels from lip to lip, century to century, from age to age. Men and women garner… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
In the East men know panic, but they do not know what fright is. — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
Anguish of suspense made men even desire the arrival of enemies. — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
A man forced to spend his life without ever having the right, without ever finding the time, to shut himself up all… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
“Because it is useless, and I tell them so at once. If you had confessed your fears to me sooner, I would have reassured… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
“Killing is decreed by law but nature loves eternal youth. Whatever she does, however unconscious and unfeeling the act, she seems to cry out:… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
There are some delightful places in this world which have a sensual charm for the eyes. One loves them with a physical love. We… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
“There were some children round him playing in the dust on the paths. They had long fair hair, and with very earnest faces and… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
“She was simple, not being able to adorn herself, but she was unhappy, as one out of her class; for women belong to no… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
Whatever you want to say, there is only one word to express it, only one verb to give it movement, only one adjective to… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
The great artists are those who impose their personal vision upon humanity. — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
“How fathomless the mystery of the Unseen is! We cannot plumb its depths with our feeble senses - with eyes which cannot see the… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
“‟Whatever we may do or attempt, despite the embrace and transports of love, the hunger of the lips, we are always alone. I have… — Guy de Maupassant Copy Share Image
