You’ll find that my coquetry is quite impartial, which allows me to keep my friends.
GUY DE MAUPASSANTOne sometimes weeps over one’s illusions with as much bitterness as over a death.
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The secret is not to betray your ignorance. Just maneuver, avoid the quicksands and obstacles, and the rest can be found in a dictionary.
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Anguish of suspense made men even desire the arrival of enemies.
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We breathe love as we breathe air; we hold it in ourselves as we hold our thoughts. Nothing more exists for us.
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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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Broad daylight does not encourage the apprehension of horror.
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You must render: never report.
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History, that excitable and unreliable old lady.
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Love always has its price, come whence it may.
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Those men, those of former times, had soul and eyes that in no way resemble ours, and in their veins, along with their blood, flowed something that has disappeared: love and admiration for the Beautiful.
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A sick thought can devour the body’s flesh more than fever or consumption.
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Military men are the scourges of the world.
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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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To lie about a far country is easy.
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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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You’ve never lived until you’ve almost died. For those who have fought for it, life has a flavor the protected shall never know.
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