Quotes by Jules Renard

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

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

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

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

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

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

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