The ideal of calm exists in a sitting cat.

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...

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

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

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

Fame is a constant effort.

Fame is a constant effort.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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