The reward of great men is that, long after they have died, one is not quite sure that they are dead.

Quote by Jules Renard

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An optimist is a driver who thinks that empty space at the curb won't have...

An optimist is a driver who thinks that empty space at the curb won't have...

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

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

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

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

It doesn't pay to say too much when you are mad enough to choke. For...

It doesn't pay to say too much when you are mad enough to choke. For...

It is not how old you are, but how you are old.

It is not how old you are, but how you are old.

The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an...

The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an...

The bourgeois are other people.

The bourgeois are other people.

Be modest! It is the kind of pride least likely to offend.

Be modest! It is the kind of pride least likely to offend.

Love is like an hourglass with the heart filling up as the brain empties

Love is like an hourglass with the heart filling up as the brain empties

I am never bored anywhere: being bored is an insult to oneself.

I am never bored anywhere: being bored is an insult to oneself.

Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.

Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.

A cold in the head causes less suffering than an idea.

A cold in the head causes less suffering than an idea.

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

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

On earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it.

On earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it.

Talent is a matter of quantity. Talent does not write on page, it writes three...

Talent is a matter of quantity. Talent does not write on page, it writes three...

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

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

I am not sincere, even when I say I am not.

I am not sincere, even when I say I am not.

Socialism must come down from the brain and reach the heart.

Socialism must come down from the brain and reach the heart.

The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an...

The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an...

Fame is a constant effort.

Fame is a constant effort.