It's not difficult to appear bright, don't worry. The main … - Guy de Maupassant

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It's not difficult to appear bright, don't worry. The main thing is never to show obvious ignorance of anything. You prevaricate, avoid the difficulty, steer clear of the problem and then catch other people out by using a dictionary. All men are stupid oafs and ignorant nincompoops.

Guy de Maupassant

Bel-Ami · November 30, 1975 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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About Guy de Maupassant

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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Pen Names: Joseph Prunier • Guy de Valmont • Maufrigneuse

Alternative Names: Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant • Henri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant • Maupassant

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