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

Quote by Paul Valery

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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 businessman is a hybrid of a dancer and a calculator.

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

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.

Power without abuse loses its charm.

Power without abuse loses its charm.

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...

We are enriched by our reciprocate differences.

We are enriched by our reciprocate differences.

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...

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

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

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...

At times I think and at times I am.

At times I think and at times I am.

A poem is never finished, only abandoned.

A poem is never finished, only abandoned.

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,...

A man is infinitely more complicated than his thoughts.

A man is infinitely more complicated than his thoughts.

Our judgments judge us, and nothing reveals us, exposes our weaknesses, more ingeniously than the...

Our judgments judge us, and nothing reveals us, exposes our weaknesses, more ingeniously than the...

Politeness is organized indifference.

Politeness is organized indifference.

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.

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.

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

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

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;...

History is the science of things which are not repeated.

History is the science of things which are not repeated.