Jules Renard — French Dramatist born on February 22, 1864, died on May 22, 1910

Pierre-Jules Renard or 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 Huit jours à la campagne... (wikipedia)

I finally know what distinguishes man from the other beasts: financial worries.
On earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it.
Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.
The ideal of calm exists in a sitting cat.
Truth makes many appeals, not the least of which is its power to shock.