At times I think and at times I am.

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

Politeness is organized indifference.

Politeness is organized indifference.

Power without abuse loses its charm

Power without abuse loses its charm

Power without abuse loses its charm.

Power without abuse loses its charm.

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...

Two dangers constantly threaten the world: order and disorder.

Two dangers constantly threaten the world: order and disorder.

History is the science of things which are not repeated.

History is the science of things which are not repeated.

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...

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

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 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.

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...

History is the science of things which are not repeated.

History is the science of things which are not repeated.

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.

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...

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...

That which has been believed by everyone, always and everywhere, has every chance of being...

That which has been believed by everyone, always and everywhere, has every chance of being...