Jules Renard

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

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

I finally know what distinguishes man from the other beasts: financial worries.

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

The ideal of calm exists in a sitting cat.

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.

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

Man who waits for roast duck to fly into mouth must wait very, very long time.

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

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

It is not how old you are, but how you are old.

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

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

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.

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

I am not sincere, even when I say I am not.