At times I think and at times I am.

Quote by Paul Valery

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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...

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...

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.

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...

Love is being stupid together.

Love is being stupid together.

Politeness is organized indifference

Politeness is organized indifference

We are enriched by our reciprocate differences.

We are enriched by our reciprocate differences.

An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it.

An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it.

Science means simply the aggregate of all the recipes that are always successful. All the...

Science means simply the aggregate of all the recipes that are always successful. All the...

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,...

Power without abuse loses its charm

Power without abuse loses its charm

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...

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.

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

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

Long years must pass before the truths we have made for ourselves become our very...

Long years must pass before the truths we have made for ourselves become our very...

History is the science of things which are not repeated.

History is the science of things which are not repeated.

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...

Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe.

Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe.

The future is not Big Government. Self-serving politicians. Powerful bureaucrats. This has been tried, tested...

The future is not Big Government. Self-serving politicians. Powerful bureaucrats. This has been tried, tested...

People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous...

People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous...

It's interesting to think that my ancestors used to live in the trees, like apes,...

It's interesting to think that my ancestors used to live in the trees, like apes,...

We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our...

We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our...