Pierre-Jules Renard or Jules Renard (February 22, 1864- May 22, 1910) was a French author and member of the Académie Goncourt, most famous for the works Poil de Carotte (1894) and Les Histoires Naturelles (Natural Histories) (1896). The child of Francois Renard and Anna-Rose Colin, Renard was born in Châlons-du-Maine, Mayenne where his father was working on the construction of a railroad. Renard grew up in Chitry-les-Mines, (Nièvre). He had three older siblings including Amélie, who died at a young age. A second sister was also named Amélie. A third child, Maurice, was born before Pierre-Jules in 1862. Renard's childhood was characterized as difficult and sad.
- Failure is not our only punishment for laziness; there is also the success of others.
- 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.
- Love is like an hourglass, with the heart filling up as the brain empties.
- On earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it.
- Truth makes many appeals, not the least of which is its power to shock.
- We are so happy to advise others that occasionally we even do it in their interest.
- Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want also wants you. But you have to take action to get it.
- Words are the small change of thought.
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