Power without abuse loses its charm

Quote by Paul Valery

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Politeness is organized indifference.

Politeness is organized indifference.

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...

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.

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.

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 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...

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

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

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 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.

A man is infinitely more complicated than his thoughts.

A man is infinitely more complicated than his thoughts.

Two dangers constantly threaten the world: order and disorder.

Two dangers constantly threaten the world: order and disorder.

Two dangers constantly threaten the world: order and disorder.

Two dangers constantly threaten the world: order and disorder.

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...

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

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

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...

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

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...

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.

Judge a man by the reputation of his enemies

Judge a man by the reputation of his enemies