Jules Renard (22 February 1864 – 22 May 1910) was a French author and member of the Académie Goncourt, most famous for the works Poil de carotte (Carrot Top, 1894) and Les Histoires Natur...
A cold in the head causes less suffering than an idea. Jules Renard
A cold in the head causes less suffering than an idea.
A beautiful line of verse has twelve feet, and two wings. Jules Renard
A beautiful line of verse has twelve feet, and two wings.
An optimist is a driver who thinks that empty space at the curb won't have a hydrant beside it. Jules Renard
An optimist is a driver who thinks that empty space at the curb won't have a hydrant beside it.
On earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it. Jules Renard
On earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it.
Man who waits for roast duck to fly into mouth must wait very, very long time. Jules Renard
Man who waits for roast duck to fly into mouth must wait very, very long time.
We spend our lives talking about this mystery. Our life. Jules Renard
We spend our lives talking about this mystery. Our life.
Words are the coins making up the currency of sentences, and there are always too many small coins. Jules Renard
Words are the coins making up the currency of sentences, and there are always too many small coins.
The bourgeois are other people. Jules Renard
The bourgeois are other people.
Fame is a constant effort. Jules Renard
Fame is a constant effort.
Socialism must come down from the brain and reach the heart. Jules Renard
Socialism must come down from the brain and reach the heart.
We are so happy to advise others that occasionally we even do it in their interest. Jules Renard
We are so happy to advise others that occasionally we even do it in their interest.
Truth makes many appeals, not the least of which is its power to shock. Jules Renard
Truth makes many appeals, not the least of which is its power to shock.
