Jules Renard

Look for the ridiculous in everything and you will find it.

La peur de l'ennui est la seule excuse du travail. - Boredom is the only excuse for work.

Literature is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people who have none.

Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money.

I am not sincere, even when I say I am not.

I don't know if God exists, but it would be better for His reputation if He didn't.

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

The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an invitation to dinner without giving an excuse.

Be modest! It is the kind of pride least likely to offend.

A cold in the head cause less suffering than an idea.

I find that when I do not think of myself I do not think at all.

Look for the ridiculous in everything and you find it.

The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an invitation to dinner without giving any excuse.

I am not sincere, not even when I say I am not.

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

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

Style is to forget all styles.

Style means the right word. The rest matters little.