A biography for Jules Renardhasn’t been written yet.
“Socialism must come down from the brain and reach the heart.”
“Failure is not our only punishment for laziness; there is also the success of others.”
“Man who waits for roast duck to fly into mouth must wait very, very long time.”
“We spend our lives talking about this mystery. Our life.”
“Paradise does not exist, but we must nonetheless strive to be worthy of it.”
“The reward of great men is that, long after they have died, one is not quite sure that they are dead.”
“There are moments when everything goes well, but don't be frightened.”
“Literature is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people who have none”
“Words are the small change of thought.”
“It doesn't pay to say too much when you are mad enough to choke. For the word that stings the deepest is the word that is never spoke, Let the other fellow wrangle till the storm has blown away, then he'll do a heap of thinking about the things you didn't say.”
“I don't know if God exists, but it would be better for His reputation if He didn't.”
“קל יותר לא לבזבז כלל מאשר לבזבז קצת.”
“כאשר אני נותן שטר של מאה פרנק, אני נותן את המלוכלך ביותר.”
“דבּר ודבּר. זה עדיין האמצעי הטוב ביותר כדי לא להבחין בכך שהזולת הוא טיפש.”
“האהבה הורגת את הבינה; המוח יוצר שעון חול עם הלב. הבינה מתרוקנת והלב מתמלא.”
“יש לי חרדה מחרוזים; בעיקר בסיפורים.”
“הבהירות היא הנימוס של הסופר.”
“אל נא תעירו את הצער שנרדם.”
“אדם נולד עם מגרעותיו; הוא רוכש את מידותיו הטובות.”
“אין זה די להיות מאושר; יש צורך גם שהזולת לא יהיה כזה.”