I said, ‘If other beings besides us exist on Earth, why didn’t we meet them a long time ago?
GUY DE MAUPASSANTThe only certainty is death.
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To lie about a far country is easy.
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You’ll find that my coquetry is quite impartial, which allows me to keep my friends.
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We live always under the weight of the old and odious customs… of our barbarous ancestors.
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History, that excitable and unreliable old lady.
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To avoid each other, their eyes had developed an amazing mobility with all the cunning of enemies fearful of meeting each other head on.
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Champagne- the wine of kings, the king of wines.
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The simplest of women are wonderful liars who can extricate themselves from the most difficult dilemmas with a skill bordering on genius.
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Words dazzle and deceive because they are mimed by the face. But black words on a white page are the soul laid bare.
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Solitude is indeed dangerous for a working intelligence. We need to have around us people who think and speak. When we are alone for a long time we people the void with phantoms
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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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The great artists are those who impose their personal vision upon humanity.
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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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Legitimized love always despises its easygoing brother.
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There is only one good thing in life, and that is love.
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