"I have coveted everything and taken pleasure in…" — Guy de Maupassant
"I have coveted everything and taken pleasure in nothing"
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70 Quotes by Guy de Maupassant
Guy de Maupassant has 70 quotes on this site.
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Champagne... the wine of kings, the king of wines
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Ale, not beer, in a pewter mug was comme il faut, the only thing for a gentleman of letters, worthy…
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We breathe love as we breathe air; we hold it in ourselves as we hold our thoughts. Nothing more exists…
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You'll find that my coquetry is quite impartial, which allows me to keep my friends.
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Whatever one wishes to say, there is one noun only by which to express it, one verb only to give…
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You must render: never report.
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Whether we are describing a king, an assassin, a thief, an honest man, a prostitute, a nun, a young girl,…
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The glasses were half full, which meant that the guests were completely so
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The essence of life is the smile of round female bottoms, under the shadow of cosmic boredom.
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I entered literary life as a meteor, and I shall leave it like a thunderbolt.
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The public is composed of numerous groups whose cry to us writers is: 'Comfort me.' 'Amuse me.' 'Touch my sympathies.'…
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To lie about a far country is easy
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I conceive that pleasures are to be avoided if greater pains be the consequence, and pains to be coveted that…
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I love to hear my Lord spoken of, and wherever I have seen the print of His shoe in the…
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Greg Trooper writes great songs, including one of my very favorite songs in the world, Little Sister. On top of…
— Steve Earle
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Life, after all, was a secret with the self. The more one gave out, the less there remained for the…
— Edna O'Brien
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I can categorically say I will not be putting my hat in the ring. It's not something I have ever…
— Rob Andrew
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I have heard your orators speak on many questions. One among them the so-called vital question of money which is…
— Virchand Gandhi
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The most basic task of any museum must be the protection of works of cultural significance entrusted to its care…
— Martin Filler
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To see a man fearless in dangers, untainted with lusts, happy in adversity, composed in a tumult, and laughing at…
— Seneca the Younger
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When I drank, the part that felt dangerous and needy grew bright and strong and real. The part that coveted…
— Caroline Knapp
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Courage is required to make an initial thrust towards ones coveted goal, But even greater courage is called for when…
— Thomas S. Monson
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Courage is required to make an initial thrust toward one's coveted goal, but even greater courage is called for when…
— Thomas S. Monson
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The Smithsonian museums are among this country's most endearing treasures and I look forward to helping maintain and enhance their…
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