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

Quote by Jules Renard

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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...

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

Words are the small change of thought.

Words are the small change of thought.

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...

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 grow to love it more...

As I grow to understand life less and less I grow to love it more...

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 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...

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...