"We live always under the weight of the……" — Guy de Maupassant
"We live always under the weight of the old and odious customs... of our barbarous ancestors."
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70 Quotes by Guy de Maupassant
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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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