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Guy de Maupassant

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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Anand Thakur
We are accustomed to use our eyes only with the memory of what other people before us have thought about the object we are looking at.
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Eyes Memories Object Ourselves People
You’ll find that my coquetry is quite impartial, which allows me to keep my friends.
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Death Fact Live
You must render: never report.
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Report Yourself
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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Genius Greatness Health Inferior Madness Touch
The only certainty is death.
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Certain Death
I said, ‘If other beings besides us exist on Earth, why didn’t we meet them a long time ago?
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Earth Existence Time
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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Betrayal Finding Ignorance Obstacle Secret
It is the lives we encounter that make life worth living.
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Inspirational Life Live Worth
We live always under the weight of the old and odious customs… of our barbarous ancestors.
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Ancestor Custom Live Ourselves Weight
Champagne- the wine of kings, the king of wines.
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Alcohol King Wine
A lawful kiss is never worth as much as a stolen one.
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Kiss Law Oneself Steal Worth
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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Death Fight Known Life Live Protection
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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Admire Beautiful Blood Eyes Love Man Soul Time
Of all the passions, the only one that seems respectable to me is the passion for food
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Food Myself Passion Respect
I have coveted everything and taken pleasure in nothing.
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Happiness Let Go Myself

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