Jules Renard: The peasants do not envy the owner of the castle: but they envy the neighbor who has made his fortune.

The peasants do not envy the owner of the castle: but they envy the neighbor who — Jules Renard

The peasants do not envy the owner of the castle: but they envy the neighbor who has made his fortune.

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