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

Quote by Jules Renard

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Don't tell a woman she's pretty; tell her there's no other woman like her, and...

Don't tell a woman she's pretty; tell her there's no other woman like her, and...

If you are afraid of being lonely, don't try to be right.

If you are afraid of being lonely, don't try to be right.

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...

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

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

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...

Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want also...

Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want also...

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...

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

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

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

Never does one feel oneself so utterly helpless as in trying to speak comfort for...

Never does one feel oneself so utterly helpless as in trying to speak comfort for...

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

A beautiful line of verse has twelve feet, and two wings.

A beautiful line of verse has twelve feet, and two wings.

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

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

I don't know if God exists, but it would be better for His reputation if...

I don't know if God exists, but it would be better for His reputation if...

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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...