Author: Jules Renard

Quotes

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

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

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

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

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

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

The reward of great men is that, long after they have died, one is not quite sure that they are dead.

The reward of great men is that, long after they have died, one is not quite sure that they are dead.

- Jules Renard

Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money.

Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money.

- Jules Renard

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

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