Jules RenardThinkers

Carefulness is only a euphemism for fear.

Clarity is the politeness of the man of letters.

The Egoist is one who always resents meeting another egotist as if he alone had the right to be one

Experience is a useful present that is good for nothing.

The Human being is distinguished from the other beasts by this: financial worries.

Irony is humanity's sense of propriety.

Laziness is the habit of resting before fatigue sets in.

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 who have none.

Love is like an hourglass, with the heart filling up as the brain empties.

Man is distinguished from animals in nothing other than financial worries.