Every government has as much of a duty to avoid war as a ship's captain has to avoid a shipwreck.

Quote by Guy De Maupassant

Topics: Democracy Quotes, Government Quotes

Every government has as much of a duty to avoid war as a ship's captain...

Every government has as much of a duty to avoid war as a ship's captain...

Patriotism is a kind of religion; it is the egg from which wars are hatched.

Patriotism is a kind of religion; it is the egg from which wars are hatched.

The essence of life is the smile of round female bottoms, under the shadow of...

The essence of life is the smile of round female bottoms, under the shadow of...

Love means the body, the soul, the life, the entire being. We feel love as...

Love means the body, the soul, the life, the entire being. We feel love as...

A legal kiss is never as good as a stolen one

A legal kiss is never as good as a stolen one

Patriotism is a kind of religion; it is the egg from which wars are hatched.

Patriotism is a kind of religion; it is the egg from which wars are hatched.

The bed comprehends our whole life, for we were born in it, we live in...

The bed comprehends our whole life, for we were born in it, we live in...

Every government has as much of a duty to avoid war as a ship's captain...

Every government has as much of a duty to avoid war as a ship's captain...

It is better to be unhappy in love than unhappy in marriage, but some people...

It is better to be unhappy in love than unhappy in marriage, but some people...

The essence of life is the smile of round female bottoms, under the shadow of...

The essence of life is the smile of round female bottoms, under the shadow of...

The simplest of women are wonderful liars who can extricate themselves from the most difficult...

The simplest of women are wonderful liars who can extricate themselves from the most difficult...

Military men are the scourges of the world

Military men are the scourges of the world

It is the lives we encounter that make life worth living.

It is the lives we encounter that make life worth living.

It is the lives we encounter that make life worth living.

It is the lives we encounter that make life worth living.

Love means the body, the soul, the life, the entire being. We feel love as...

Love means the body, the soul, the life, the entire being. We feel love as...

To lie about a far country is easy

To lie about a far country is easy

It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.

It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.

Some people lie so much they begin to believe there own bullshit!

Some people lie so much they begin to believe there own bullshit!

Of course I lie to people. But I lie altruistically - for our mutual good....

Of course I lie to people. But I lie altruistically - for our mutual good....

Sometimes I lie awake at night, and ask, 'Where have I gone wrong?' Then a...

Sometimes I lie awake at night, and ask, 'Where have I gone wrong?' Then a...