Jules Renard
Jules Renard
Pierre-Jules Renard or Jules Renardwas a French author and member of the Académie Goncourt, most famous for the works Poil de carotteand Les Histoires Naturelles. Among his other works are Le Plaisir de rompreand Huit jours à la campagne...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionDramatist
Date of Birth22 February 1864
CountryFrance
deceive faces silent timid
Haughty, silent faces should not deceive us: these are the timid ones
nature heaven pieces
On earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it.
faults clarity blame
When the defects of others are perceived with so much clarity, it is because one possesses them oneself.
injustice greater
We must be greater than God, for we have to undo His injustice.
god sarcastic atheist
I don't know if God exists, but it would be better for His reputation if He didn't.
birthday midlife twenties
We don't understand life any better at forty than at twenty, but we know it and admit it
resent meetings ifs
An egotist always resents meeting another egotist as if he alone had the right to be one.
laughter laughing heaven
We are in the world to laugh. In purgatory or in hell we shall no longer be able to do so. And in heaven it would not be proper.
no-friends moments
There are no friends; only moments of friendship.
turns
It is when we are faced with death that we turn most bookish.
acting actors talent
Acting of some actors seems natural, because they have no talent.
wine water succeed
To succeed you must add water to your wine, until there is no more wine.
wrinkles engraved
Wrinkles are engraved smiles.
money writing literature
Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money.