Author: Jules Renard

Quotes

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

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

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

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

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

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

- Jules Renard

Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.

Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.

- Jules Renard

There are places and moments in which one is so completely alone that one sees the world entire.

There are places and moments in which one is so completely alone that one sees the world entire.

- Jules Renard

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