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

Quote by Jules Renard

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

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

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...

Words are the small change of thought.

Words are the small change of thought.

Fame is a constant effort.

Fame is a constant effort.

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

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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 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...

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.

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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