Guy de Maupassant Quotes

"It is better to be unhappy in love than unhappy in marriage, but some people manage to be both."
- Guy de Maupassant
(Related: Love, Marriage, People)

"It is the lives we encounter that make life worth living."
- Guy de Maupassant
(Related: Life, Living, Worth)

"Patriotism is a kind of religion; it is the egg from which wars are hatched."
- Guy de Maupassant
(Related: Patriotism, Religion)

"The essence of life is the smile of round female bottoms, under the shadow of cosmic boredom."
- Guy de Maupassant
(Related: Life, Boredom, Shadow, Smile)

"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
(Related: Women, Genius, Skill)