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

Quote by Jules Renard

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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

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...

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.

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

As I grow to understand life less and less, I learn to live it more...

As I grow to understand life less and less, I learn to live it more...

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...

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

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...

We spend our lives talking about this mystery. Our life.

We spend our lives talking about this mystery. Our life.

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 easy for a somebody to be modest, but it is difficult to be...

It is easy for a somebody to be modest, but it is difficult to be...

Fame is a constant effort

Fame is a constant effort

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

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

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.

Love is not weakness. It is strong. Only the sacrament of marriage can contain it.

Love is not weakness. It is strong. Only the sacrament of marriage can contain it.

You cannot be friends upon any other terms than upon the terms of equality.

You cannot be friends upon any other terms than upon the terms of equality.