Politeness is organized indifference.

Quote by Paul Valery

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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.

A poem is never finished, only abandoned.

A poem is never finished, only abandoned.

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.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

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,...

Two dangers constantly threaten the world: order and disorder.

Two dangers constantly threaten the world: order and disorder.

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...

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...

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

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

Power without abuse loses its charm

Power without abuse loses its charm

A man is infinitely more complicated than his thoughts.

A man is infinitely more complicated than his thoughts.

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...

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.

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...

At times I think and at times I am.

At times I think and at times I am.

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...

In war, there are no unwounded soldiers.

In war, there are no unwounded soldiers.

I really thought we'd win that

I really thought we'd win that