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Famous Guy de Maupassant Quotes
“Patriotism is a kind of religion; it is the egg from which wars are hatched.”
“Every government has as much of a duty to avoid war as a ship's captain has to avoid a shipwreck.”
“It is better to be unhappy in love than unhappy in marriage, but some people manage to be both.”
“Broad daylight does not encourage the apprehension of horror.”
“I said, 'If other beings besides us exist on Earth, why didn't we meet them a long time ago?”
“Everything is false, everything is possible, everything is doubtful.”
“A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption.”
“The past attracts me, the present frightens me, because the future is death.”
“One sometimes weeps over one's illusions with as much bitterness as over a death.”
“I have coveted everything and taken pleasure in nothing”
“There is only one good thing in life, and that is love.”
“You'll find that my coquetry is quite impartial, which allows me to keep my friends.”