Politeness is organized indifference

Quote by Paul Valery

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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;...

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...

At times I think and at times I am.

At times I think and at times I am.

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...

The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to...

The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to...

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...

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

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...

History is the science of things which are not repeated.

History is the science of things which are not repeated.

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...

Love is being stupid together.

Love is being stupid together.

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

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

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...

Power without abuse loses its charm

Power without abuse loses its charm

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...

The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to...

The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to...

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...

Genuine politics -- even politics worthy of the name -- the only politics I am...

Genuine politics -- even politics worthy of the name -- the only politics I am...

Men say I am a saint losing himself in politics. The fact is that I...

Men say I am a saint losing himself in politics. The fact is that I...

We prefer war in all cases to tribute under any form and to any people...

We prefer war in all cases to tribute under any form and to any people...