Quote of Jules Renard - Clarity is the politeness of the...
Biography - Jules Renard:
French author.
Born: 1864 - Died: 1910
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: France
Born: 1864 - Died: 1910
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: France
Clarity is the politeness of the man of letters.
Translation
(French, German)
See also...
Quotes about clarity:
What can be said at all can be said clearly, and what we cannot talk about we must pass over in silence.
For it must not be supposed that merely because the justness of an idea has been proved it can be productive of effective action even on cultivated minds. This fact may be quickly appreciated by noting how slight is the influence of the clearest demonstration on the majority of men.
Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams who looks inside, awakes.
Quotes for: Politeness
Quotes for: writer
The function of a writer is to call a spade a spade. If words are sick, it is up to us to cure them.
It is a pity that one cannot see the learned entrails of authors so as to discover what they have eaten.
Jules Renard also said...
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