Military men are the scourges of the world.
GUY DE MAUPASSANTIn the East men know panic, but they do not know what fright is.
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You must render: never report.
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Whatever 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.
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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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We live always under the weight of the old and odious customs… of our barbarous ancestors.
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Conversation. What is it? A Mystery! It’s the art of never seeming bored, of touching everything with interest, of pleasing with trifles, of being fascinating with nothing at all.
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Patriotism is a kind of religion; it is the egg from which wars are hatched.
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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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A sick thought can devour the body’s flesh more than fever or consumption.
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Everything is false, everything is possible, everything is doubtful.
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Champagne- the wine of kings, the king of wines.
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I entered literary life as a meteor, and I shall leave it like a thunderbolt.
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There is only one good thing in life, and that is love.
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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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It is the lives we encounter that make life worth living.
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Our memory is a more perfect world than the universe: it gives back life to those who no longer exist.
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