Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Jules Renard Novelist

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: France
  • Born: Jan 22, 1864
  • Died: May 22, 1910

Pierre-Jules Renard or Jules Renard was a French author and member of the Académie Goncourt, most famous for the works Poil de carotte and Les Histoires Naturelles. Among his other works are Le Plaisir de rompre and Huit jours à la campagne.

Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money. money

Truth makes many appeals, not the least of which is its power to shock. power

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

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

The danger of success is that it makes us forget the world's dreadful injustice. success

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

Mother's Day May 12, 2025

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