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Guy de Maupassant Quotes
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Patriotism is a kind of religion; it is the egg from which wars are hatched.
Guy de Maupassant
Patriotism
,
Religion
,
Egg
The simplest of women are wonderful liars who can extricate themselves from the most difficult dilemmas with a skill bordering on genius.
Guy de Maupassant
Women
,
Liars
,
Wonderful
It is better to be unhappy in love than unhappy in marriage, but some people manage to be both.
Guy de Maupassant
Love
,
Marriage
,
Both
Every government has as much of a duty to avoid war as a ship's captain has to avoid a shipwreck.
Guy de Maupassant
War
,
Government
,
Duty
The essence of life is the smile of round female bottoms, under the shadow of cosmic boredom.
Guy de Maupassant
Life
,
Smile
,
Boredom
It is the lives we encounter that make life worth living.
Guy de Maupassant
Life
,
Living
,
Worth
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Biography
Nationality:
French
Type:
Writer
Born:
August 5
, 1850
Died:
July 6
, 1893
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