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

Quote by Jules Renard

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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

There are moments when everything goes well, but don't be frightened.

There are moments when everything goes well, but don't be frightened.

Fame is a constant effort.

Fame is a constant effort.

We are so happy to advise others that occasionally we even do it in their...

We are so happy to advise others that occasionally we even do it in their...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

Words are the coins making up the currency of sentences, and there are always too...

Words are the coins making up the currency of sentences, and there are always too...

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...

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.

The story I am writing exists, written in absolutely perfect fashion, some place, in the...

The story I am writing exists, written in absolutely perfect fashion, some place, in the...

Man who waits for roast duck to fly into mouth must wait very, very long...

Man who waits for roast duck to fly into mouth must wait very, very long...