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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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...

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

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

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

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

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

The bourgeois are other people.

The bourgeois are other people.

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

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

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...

Fame is a constant effort

Fame is a constant effort

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...

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.

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

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

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

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

Words are the coins making up the currency of sentences, and there are always too...

Words are the coins making up the currency of sentences, and there are always too...

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...

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

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

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.

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...

Fame is a constant effort.

Fame is a constant effort.

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...

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...