We live always under the weight of the old and odious custo… - Guy de Maupassant

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We live always under the weight of the old and odious customs … of our barbarous ancestors.

Guy de Maupassant

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Henri-René-Albert-Guy de Maupassant (5 August 1850 – 6 July 1893) was a popular 19th-century French writer, one of the fathers of the modern short story.

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Alternative Names: Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant • Henri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant • Guy de Valmont • Joseph Prunier • Maupassant

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We live always under the weight of the old and odious customs … of our barbarous ancestors. - Guy de Maupassant

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