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...
Talent is a matter of quantity. Talent does not write on page, it writes three hundred. Jules Renard
Talent is a matter of quantity. Talent does not write on page, it writes three hundred.
There are places and moments in which one is so completely alone that one sees the world entire. Jules Renard
There are places and moments in which one is so completely alone that one sees the world entire.
A beautiful line of verse has twelve feet, and two wings. Jules Renard
A beautiful line of verse has twelve feet, and two wings.
A cold in the head causes less suffering than an idea. Jules Renard
A cold in the head causes less suffering than an idea.
The reward of great men is that, long after they have died, one is not quite sure that they are dead. Jules Renard
The reward of great men is that, long after they have died, one is not quite sure that they are dead.
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.
I am not sincere, even when I say I am not. Jules Renard
I am not sincere, even when I say I am not.
Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money. Jules Renard
Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money.
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.
The bourgeois are other people. Jules Renard
The bourgeois are other people.
Fame is a constant effort. Jules Renard
Fame is a constant effort.
The danger of success is that it makes us forget the world's dreadful injustice. Jules Renard
The danger of success is that it makes us forget the world's dreadful injustice.