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

Quote by Paul Valery

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Politeness is organized indifference.

Politeness is organized indifference.

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.

A man is a poet if difficulties inherent in his art provide him with ideas;...

A man is a poet if difficulties inherent in his art provide him with ideas;...

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

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

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

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

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,...

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...

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.

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...

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.

Politics is the art of preventing people from sticking their noses in things that are...

Politics is the art of preventing people from sticking their noses in things that are...

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.

Power without abuse loses its charm.

Power without abuse loses its charm.

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

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

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...

Most of the brothers don't make the kind of scratch I do.

Most of the brothers don't make the kind of scratch I do.

Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.

Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.