Jules Renard
» Anger » “There are good and bad times, but our mood changes more often than our fortune.”
» Communism and Socialism » “Socialism must come down from the brain and reach the heart.”
» Compliments » “Don’t tell a woman she’s pretty; tell her there’s no other woman like her, and all roads will open to you.”
» Existence » “We spend our lives talking about this mystery. Our life.”
» Fame » “Fame is a constant effort”
» Fear » “There are moments when everything goes well, but don’t be frightened.”
» Heaven » “On earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it.”
» Laziness » “Failure is not our only punishment for laziness; there is also the success of others.”
» Literature » “Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money.”
» Love » “Love is like an hourglass, with the heart filling up as the brain empties.”
» Poetry and Poets » “A beautiful line of verse has twelve feet, and two wings.”
» Rewards » “The reward of great men is that, long after they have died, one is not quite sure that they are dead.”
» Solitude » “If you are afraid of being lonely, don’t try to be right.”
» Suffering » “A cold in the head causes less suffering than an idea.”
» Talent » “Talent is a matter of quantity. Talent does not write on page, it writes three hundred.”
» Truth » “Truth makes many appeals, not the least of which is its power to shock.”
» Words » “Words are the coins making up the currency of sentences, and there are always too many small coins.”
» Words » “Words are the small change of thought.”
» Worry » “I finally know what distinguishes man from the other beasts: financial worries.”
