Never does one feel oneself so utterly helpless as in trying to speak comfort for great bereavement. I will not try it. Time is the only comforter for the loss of a mother.

Quote by Jules Renard

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

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

The ideal of calm exists in a sitting cat.

The ideal of calm exists in a sitting cat.

Our God and soldier we alike adore - Just at the brink of ruin not...

Our God and soldier we alike adore - Just at the brink of ruin not...

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.

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 reward of great men is that, long after they have died, one is not...

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

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

Words are the small change of thought.

Words are the small change of thought.

Fame is a constant effort.

Fame is a constant effort.

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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...

The difference between a moral man and a man of honor is that the latter...

The difference between a moral man and a man of honor is that the latter...

I don't just want to be the girl boys get excited about, I have no...

I don't just want to be the girl boys get excited about, I have no...

When somebody gives you a sexy look, you know they're trying. It's terrible! But when...

When somebody gives you a sexy look, you know they're trying. It's terrible! But when...