"The essence of life is the smile of round female bottoms, under the shadow of cosmic boredom." ― Guy de Maupassant Topic(s): Smile More From Guy de Maupassant "Patriotism is a kind of religion; it is the egg from which wars are hatched." "The simplest of women are wonderful liars who can extricate themselves from the most difficult dilemmas with a skill bordering on genius." "It is better to be unhappy in love than unhappy in marriage, but some people manage to be both." More In Smile "I was so embarrassed about mispronouncing words. I just knew how to smile."― Adriana Lima "I sat in at every club in New York City, jamming with musicians, because it felt right – and because it felt right and we were having fun – the people dancing and sipping their drinks in the clubs felt it too and it made them smile."― Ray Conniff "They gave each other a smile with a future in it."― Ring Lardner