Author: Paul Valery

Quotes

God created man and, finding him not sufficiently alone, gave him a companion to make him feel his solitude more keenly.

God created man and, finding him not sufficiently alone, gave him a companion to make him feel his solitude more keenly.

- Paul Valery

The purpose of psychology is to give us a completely different idea of the things we know best.

The purpose of psychology is to give us a completely different idea of the things we know best.

- Paul Valery

Power without abuse loses its charm.

Power without abuse loses its charm.

- Paul Valery

A man is a poet if difficulties inherent in his art provide him with ideas; he is not a poet if they deprive him of ideas.

A man is a poet if difficulties inherent in his art provide him with ideas; he is not a poet if they deprive him of ideas.

- Paul Valery

A great man is one who leaves others at a loss after he is gone.

A great man is one who leaves others at a loss after he is gone.

- Paul Valery

History is the science of things which are not repeated.

History is the science of things which are not repeated.

- Paul Valery

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.

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

The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.

The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.

- Paul Valery

Love is being stupid together.

Love is being stupid together.

- Paul Valery

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