In the kingdom of the blind the one-eyed man is king. - Guy de Maupassant

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In the kingdom of the blind the one-eyed man is king.

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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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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Solitude is obviously dangerous for people with active brains. We need men around us who have ideas and like talking. Leave us alone for any length of time, and we start filling the void with supernatural creatures.

I hope you realize that you really hit it off with the ladies? You must cultivate that. It could take you far.

One sometimes weeps over one's illusions with as much bitterness as over a death.

In the kingdom of the blind the one-eyed man is king. - Guy de Maupassant

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