“God made everything out of nothing, but the nothingness shows through.”
— 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
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An artist never really finishes his work,
“An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it.”
— Paul Valery
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Science means simply the aggregate of all
“Science means simply the aggregate of all the recipes that are always successful. All the rest is literature.”
— Paul Valery
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Our judgments judge us, and nothing reveals
“Our judgments judge us, and nothing reveals us, exposes our weaknesses, more ingeniously than the attitude of pronouncing upon our fellows.”
— Paul Valery
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History is the science of things which
“History is the science of things which are not repeated.”
— Paul Valery
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God created man and, finding him not
“God created man and, finding him not sufficiently alone, gave him a companion to make him feel his solitude more keenly.”
— Paul Valery
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A great man is one who leaves
“A great man is one who leaves others at a loss after he is gone.”
— Paul Valery
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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 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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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
Category: politics
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