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

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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 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.

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...

Two dangers constantly threaten the world: order and disorder.

Two dangers constantly threaten the world: order and disorder.

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

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

Power without abuse loses its charm

Power without abuse loses its charm

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...

We are enriched by our reciprocate differences.

We are enriched by our reciprocate differences.

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 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...

God made everything out of nothing, but the nothingness shows through.

God made everything out of nothing, but the nothingness shows through.

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,...

Books have the same enemies as people: fire, humidity, animals, weather, and their own content.

Books have the same enemies as people: fire, humidity, animals, weather, and their own content.

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...

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.

History is the science of things which are not repeated.

History is the science of things which are not repeated.

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,...

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...

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...