“God created man and, finding him not sufficiently alone, gave him a companion to make him feel his solitude more keenly.”
— Paul Valery
Author: Paul Valery
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Politics is the art of preventing people
“Politics is the art of preventing people from busying themselves with what is their own business.”
— Paul Valery
Author: Paul Valery
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Love is being stupid together.
“Love is being stupid together.”
— Paul Valery
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A poem is never finished, only abandoned.
“A poem is never finished, only abandoned.”
— Paul Valery
Author: Paul Valery
Category: poetry
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The trouble with our times is that
“The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be.”
— Paul Valery
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The future, like everything else, is not
“The future, like everything else, is not what it used to be.”
— Paul Valery
Author: Paul Valery
Category: future
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In poetry everything which must be said
“In poetry everything which must be said is almost impossible to say well.”
— Paul Valery
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The folly of mistaking a paradox for
“The folly of mistaking a paradox for a discovery, a metaphor for a proof, a torrent of verbiage for a spring of capital truths, and oneself for an oracle, is inborn in us.”
— Paul Valery
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Category: science
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The best way to make your dreams
“The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.”
— Paul Valery
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God made everything out of nothing, but
“God made everything out of nothing, but the nothingness shows through.”
— Paul Valery
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An artist never really finishes his work,
“An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it.”
— Paul Valery
Author: Paul Valery
Category: work
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