"A lawful kiss is never worth as much…" — Guy de Maupassant

"A lawful kiss is never worth as much as a stolen one."

— Guy de Maupassant

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70 Quotes by Guy de Maupassant

Guy de Maupassant has 70 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Champagne... the wine of kings, the king of wines
Ale, not beer, in a pewter mug was comme il faut, the only thing for a gentleman of letters, worthy…
We breathe love as we breathe air; we hold it in ourselves as we hold our thoughts. Nothing more exists…
You'll find that my coquetry is quite impartial, which allows me to keep my friends.
Whatever one wishes to say, there is one noun only by which to express it, one verb only to give…
You must render: never report.
Whether we are describing a king, an assassin, a thief, an honest man, a prostitute, a nun, a young girl,…
The glasses were half full, which meant that the guests were completely so
The essence of life is the smile of round female bottoms, under the shadow of cosmic boredom.
I entered literary life as a meteor, and I shall leave it like a thunderbolt.
The public is composed of numerous groups whose cry to us writers is: 'Comfort me.' 'Amuse me.' 'Touch my sympathies.'…
To lie about a far country is easy

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This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth… — Pietro Aretino
Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento

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