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Jules Renard was a 19th-century French author. Pierre-Jules Renard was a French author and member of the Académie Goncourt, most famous for the works Poil de carotte and Les Histoires Naturelles. Among his other works are Le Plaisir de rompre and the posthumously published Huit Jours à la campagne. Read more on Wikipedia →

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“The peasant is the only species of human being who doesn't like the country and never looks at it.”
— Jules Renard
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“If one were to build the house of happiness, the largest space would be the waiting room.”
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general-truth happiness

“If you are afraid of being lonely, don't try to be right.”
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advice fear loneliness right-and-wrong

“It`s not how old you are, it`s how you are old.”
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“Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money.”
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humor writing

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