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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Power without abuse loses its charm.

Power without abuse loses its charm.

The universe is built on a plan the profound symmetry of which is somehow present...

The universe is built on a plan the profound symmetry of which is somehow present...

Man's great misfortune is that he has no organ, no kind of eyelid or brake,...

Man's great misfortune is that he has no organ, no kind of eyelid or brake,...

In poetry everything which must be said is almost impossible to say well.

In poetry everything which must be said is almost impossible to say well.

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...

A businessman is a hybrid of a dancer and a calculator.

A businessman is a hybrid of a dancer and a calculator.

History is the science of things which are not repeated.

History is the science of things which are not repeated.

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...

That which has always been accepted by everyone, everywhere, is almost certain to be false.

That which has always been accepted by everyone, everywhere, is almost certain to be false.

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 made everything out of the void, but the void shows through

God made everything out of the void, but the void shows through

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...

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...

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

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

Two dangers constantly threaten the world: order and disorder.

Two dangers constantly threaten the world: order and disorder.

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...

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.

Don't you get it? This very second you could be doing something you love and...

Don't you get it? This very second you could be doing something you love and...

The work of an advertising agency is warmly and immediately human. It deals with human...

The work of an advertising agency is warmly and immediately human. It deals with human...

We all dream a lot - some are lucky, some are not. But if you...

We all dream a lot - some are lucky, some are not. But if you...