Difficult Quote by Jules Renard Download Open image “It is easy for a somebody to be modest, but it is difficult to be modest when one is a nobody.” — Jules Renard ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.8 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Difficult Easy Humility Modest Modesty
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There is nothing like literature: I lose a cow, I write about her death, and my writing pays me enough to buy another cow. — Jules Renard Copy Share Image
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Don't tell a woman she's pretty; tell her there's no other woman like her, and all roads will open to you. — Jules Renard Copy Share Image
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