History, that excitable and unreliable old lady.
GUY DE MAUPASSANTThere is only one good thing in life, and that is love.
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Great minds that are healthy are never considered geniuses, while this sublime qualification is lavished on brains that are often inferior but are slightly touched by madness.
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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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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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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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There is only one good thing in life, and that is love.
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Champagne- the wine of kings, the king of wines.
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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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Anguish of suspense made men even desire the arrival of enemies.
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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 only certainty is death.
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Everything is false, everything is possible, everything is doubtful.
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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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It is the lives we encounter that make life worth living.
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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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