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Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.

Jules Renard (1864-1910) French writer
(Attributed)
(also attrib Mortimer Caplin)

Added on 1-Feb-04 | Last updated 1-Feb-04
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Look for the ridiculous in everything and you will find it.

Jules Renard (1864-1910) French writer
Journal

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If I were to begin life again, I should want it as it was. I would only open my eyes a little more.

Jules Renard (1864-1910) French writer
Journal

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Failure is not the only punishment for laziness; there is also the success of others.

Jules Renard (1864-1910) French writer
Journal (1898)

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Our life seems like a trial run.

Jules Renard (1864-1910) French writer
Journal (Jul 1899) [tr. Bogan and Roget (1964)]

Added on 21-Sep-11 | Last updated 21-Sep-11
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Laziness: the habit of resting before fatigue sets in.

Jules Renard (1864-1910) French writer
Journal (May 1906) [tr. Bogan & Roget (1964)]

Added on 10-May-11 | Last updated 10-May-11
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When the defects of others are perceived with too much clarity, it is because one possesses them oneself.

Jules Renard (1864-1910) French writer
Journal (Oct 1908)

Added on 14-Aug-09 | Last updated 14-Aug-09
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