Jules Renard Quotes
Pierre-Jules Renard or Jules Renard was a French author and member of the Académie Goncourt.
(1864 - 1910)
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A beautiful line of verse has twelve feet, and two wings.
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A cold in the head causes less suffering than an idea.
[Ideas]
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An optimist is a driver who thinks that empty space at the curb won't have a hydrant beside it.
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As I grow to understand life less and less I grow to love it more and more.
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Don't tell a woman she's pretty; tell her there's no other woman like her, and all roads will open to you.
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Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want also wants you. But you have to take action to get it.
[Action]
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Failure is not our only punishment for laziness: there is also the success of others.
[Laziness]
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Fame is a constant effort.
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I am afraid I shall not find Him, but I shall still look for Him. If He exists, He may be appreciative of my efforts.
[God]
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I am not sincere, even when I say I am not.
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I don't know if God exists, but it would be better for His reputation if He didn't.
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I finally know what distinguishes man from the other beasts: financial worries.
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I have a remarkable memory; I forget everything. It is wonderfully convenient. It is as though the world were constantly renewing itself for me.
[Memory]
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If you are afraid of being lonely, don't try to be right.
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It doesn't pay to say too much when you are mad enough to choke. For the word that stings the deepest is the word that is never spoke, Let the other fellow wrangle till the storm has blown away, then he'll do a heap of thinking about the things you didn't say.
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It is not how old you are, but how you are old.
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Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.
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Look for the ridiculous in everything and you find it.
[Positive]
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Man who waits for roast duck to fly into mouth must wait very, very long time.
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