Jules Renard

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

Socialism must come down from the brain and reach the heart.

When people are bored it is primarily with their own selves that they are bored.

Look for the ridiculous in everything and you find it.

I have a remarkable memory I forget everything. It is wonderfully convenient. It is as though the world were constantly renewing itself for me.

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

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

The story I am writing exists, written in absolutely perfect fashion, some place, in the air. All I must do is find it, and copy it.

I am afraid I shall not find Him but I shall still look for Him. If He exists He may be appreciative of my efforts.

Being bored is an insult to oneself.

Writing is a way of talking without being interrupted.

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

It is when we are faced with death that we turn most bookish.

Paradise does not exist, but we must nonetheless strive to be worthy of it.