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.

Quote by Paul Valery

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History is the science of things which are not repeated.

History is the science of things which are not repeated.

Serious-minded people have few ideas. People with ideas are never serious.

Serious-minded people have few ideas. People with ideas are never serious.

Politeness is organized indifference.

Politeness is organized indifference.

Two dangers constantly threaten the world: order and disorder.

Two dangers constantly threaten the world: order and disorder.

Politics is the art of preventing people from busying themselves with what is their own...

Politics is the art of preventing people from busying themselves with what is their own...

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.

The folly of mistaking a paradox for a discovery, a metaphor for a proof, a...

The folly of mistaking a paradox for a discovery, a metaphor for a proof, a...

Our judgments judge us, and nothing reveals us, exposes our weaknesses, more ingeniously than the...

Our judgments judge us, and nothing reveals us, exposes our weaknesses, more ingeniously than the...

The history of thought may be summed up in these words: it is absurd by...

The history of thought may be summed up in these words: it is absurd by...

We are wont to condemn self-love; but what we really mean to condemn is contrary...

We are wont to condemn self-love; but what we really mean to condemn is contrary...

War: a massacre of people who don't know each other for the profit of people...

War: a massacre of people who don't know each other for the profit of people...

A man's true secrets are more secret to himself than they are to others.

A man's true secrets are more secret to himself than they are to others.

God created man and, finding him not sufficiently alone, gave him a companion to make...

God created man and, finding him not sufficiently alone, gave him a companion to make...

We are enriched by our reciprocate differences.

We are enriched by our reciprocate differences.

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.

War: a massacre of people who don't know each other for the profit of people...

War: a massacre of people who don't know each other for the profit of people...

Politics is the art of preventing people from taking part in affairs which properly concern...

Politics is the art of preventing people from taking part in affairs which properly concern...

Poe is the only impeccable writer. He was never mistaken.

Poe is the only impeccable writer. He was never mistaken.

A man who is of sound mind is one who keeps the inner madman under...

A man who is of sound mind is one who keeps the inner madman under...

To write regular verses destroys an infinite number of fine possibilities, but at the same...

To write regular verses destroys an infinite number of fine possibilities, but at the same...