Words dazzle and deceive because they are mimed by the face. But black words on a white page are the soul laid bare.
GUY DE MAUPASSANTWhatever you want to say, there is only one word to express it, only one verb to give it movement, only one adjective to qualify it.
More Guy de Maupassant Quotes
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I entered literary life as a meteor, and I shall leave it like a thunderbolt.
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It is better to be unhappy in love than unhappy in marriage, but some people manage to be both.
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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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Legitimized love always despises its easygoing brother.
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The past attracts me, the present frightens me, because the future is death.
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Broad daylight does not encourage the apprehension of horror.
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Abstinence is the worst form of perversion.
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I said, ‘If other beings besides us exist on Earth, why didn’t we meet them a long time ago?
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You’ll find that my coquetry is quite impartial, which allows me to keep my friends.
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You must render: never report.
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The bed comprehends our whole life, for we were born in it, we live in it, and we shall die in it
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A sick thought can devour the body’s flesh more than fever or consumption.
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A lawful kiss is never worth as much as a stolen one.
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It is the lives we encounter that make life worth living.
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History, that excitable and unreliable old lady.
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