The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an invitation to dinner without giving an excuse.

1858) who died at a young age. Renard is one of several popular philosophers whose quotations appear on the roadsigns of Project HIMANK in the Ladakh region of northern India. Work
Some of Jules Renard's works take their inspiration from the countryside he loved in the Nièvre region.

Among his other works are Le Plaisir de rompre (The Pleasure of Breaking) (1898) and Huit jours à la campagne (A Week in the Country) (1906).