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
Quotations by:
Renard, Jules
Failure is not the only punishment for laziness; there is also the success of others.
Jules Renard (1864-1910) French writer
Journal (1898)
Look for the ridiculous in everything and you will find it.
Jules Renard (1864-1910) French writer
Journal (Feb 1890)
Our life seems like a trial run.
Jules Renard (1864-1910) French writer
Journal (Jul 1899) [tr. Bogan and Roget (1964)]
Laziness: the habit of resting before fatigue sets in.
Jules Renard (1864-1910) French writer
Journal (May 1906) [tr. Bogan & Roget (1964)]
Also attributed to Mortimer Caplin.
Alt. trans.: "Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired."
What happens to all the tears we do not shed?
Jules Renard (1864-1910) French writer
Journal (Nov 1906) [tr. Bogan & Roget (1964)]
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)