The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an invitation to dinner without giving an excuse.

Quote by Jules Renard

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

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

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.

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

The ideal of calm exists in a sitting cat.

The ideal of calm exists in a sitting cat.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

Fame is a constant effort.

Fame is a constant effort.

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.

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

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

Fame is a constant effort

Fame is a constant effort

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

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

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.

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

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

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...