Quotes by Jules Renard

Jules Renard

Jules Renard

French writer

Lived from: 1864 - 1910

Category: Writers (Contemporary) Country: FlagFrance

Born: 22 february 1864 Died: 22 may 1910

  • Don't tell a woman she's pretty; tell her there's no other woman like her, and all roads will open to you.

Quotes 1 till 18 of 18.

  • Don't tell a woman she's pretty; tell her there's no other woman like her, and all roads will open to you.
    ― Jules Renard
    - +
    +3
  • Fame is a constant effort
    ― Jules Renard
    - +
    +1
  • A beautiful line of verse has twelve feet, and two wings.
    ― Jules Renard
    - +
     0
  • A cold in the head causes less suffering than an idea.
    ― Jules Renard
    - +
     0
  • Failure is not our only punishment for laziness; there is also the success of others.
    ― Jules Renard
    - +
     0
  • I finally know what distinguishes man from the other beasts: financial worries.
    ― Jules Renard
    - +
     0
  • Love is like an hourglass, with the heart filling up as the brain empties.
    ― Jules Renard
    - +
     0
  • On earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it.
    ― Jules Renard
    - +
     0
  • Socialism must come down from the brain and reach the heart.
    ― Jules Renard
    - +
     0
  • Talent is a matter of quantity. Talent does not write on page, it writes three hundred.
    ― Jules Renard
    - +
     0
  • The reward of great men is that, long after they have died, one is not quite sure that they are dead.
    ― Jules Renard
    - +
     0
  • There are good and bad times, but our mood changes more often than our fortune.
    ― Jules Renard
    - +
     0
  • There are moments when everything goes well, but don't be frightened.
    ― Jules Renard
    - +
     0
  • Truth makes many appeals, not the least of which is its power to shock.
    ― Jules Renard
    - +
     0
  • We spend our lives talking about this mystery. Our life.
    ― Jules Renard
    - +
     0
  • Words are the coins making up the currency of sentences, and there are always too many small coins.
    ― Jules Renard
    - +
     0
  • Words are the small change of thought.
    ― Jules Renard
    - +
     0
  • Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money.
    ― Jules Renard
    - +
     0
All Jules Renard famous quotes and sayings you will always find on greatest-quotations.com

Popular subjects

Popular authors

Questions and Answers

What are the most famous quotes from Jules Renard?

The two most famous quotes from Jules Renard are:

  • "Don't tell a woman she's pretty; tell her there's no other woman like her, and all roads will open to you."
  • "Fame is a constant effort"

When did Jules Renard live?

Jules Renard was born in 1864 and died in the year 1910.