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

Quote by Jules Renard

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Fame is a constant effort

Fame is a constant effort

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 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...

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...

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 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...

Literature is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people...

Literature is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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.