Jules Renard Quotes

Writing is the best way to talk without being interrupted.

When the defects of others are perceived with so much clarity, it is because one possesses them oneself.

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

Liberty is the right to choose. Freedom is the result of the right choice.

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

Some people are so boring that they make you waste an entire day in five minutes.

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

I don't know if God exists, but it would be better for His reputation if He didn't.

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

Don't tell a woman she's pretty; tell her there's no other woman like her, and all roads will open to you.

When I think of all the books still left for me to read, I am certain of further happiness.

The ideal of calm exists in a sitting cat.

There are no friends; only moments of friendship.

If I had my life to live over again, I would ask that not a thing be changed, but that my eyes be opened wider.

It is more difficult to be an honorable man for a week than to be a hero for fifteen minutes.

Being bored is an insult to oneself.

There are moments when everything goes well, but don't be frightened.

Wrinkles are engraved smiles.

I have a remarkable memory; I forget everything. It is wonderfully convenient. It is as though the world were constantly renewing itself for me.

Only in this world do we laugh: in hell, it won't be possible; and in heaven, it won't be proper.

If you are afraid of being lonely, don't try to be right.

The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an invitation to dinner without giving an excuse.

We must be greater than God, for we have to undo His injustice.

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

Look for the ridiculous in everything and you will find it.