Author: Jules Renard

Quotes

It is not how old you are, but how you are old.

It is not how old you are, but how you are old.

- Jules Renard

Man who waits for roast duck to fly into mouth must wait very, very long time.

Man who waits for roast duck to fly into mouth must wait very, very long time.

- Jules Renard

As I grow to understand life less and less I grow to love it more and more.

As I grow to understand life less and less I grow to love it more and more.

- Jules Renard

An optimist is a driver who thinks that empty space at the curb won't have a hydrant beside it.

An optimist is a driver who thinks that empty space at the curb won't have a hydrant beside it.

- Jules Renard

Love is like an hourglass, with the heart filling up as the brain empties.

Love is like an hourglass, with the heart filling up as the brain empties.

- Jules Renard

Failure is not our only punishment for laziness; there is also the success of others.

Failure is not our only punishment for laziness; there is also the success of others.

- Jules Renard

On earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it.

On earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it.

- Jules Renard

I finally know what distinguishes man from the other beasts: financial worries.

I finally know what distinguishes man from the other beasts: financial worries.

- Jules Renard

We spend our lives talking about this mystery. Our life.

We spend our lives talking about this mystery. Our life.

- Jules Renard

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