The history of thought may be summed up in these words: it is absurd by what it seeks and great by what it finds

Quote by Paul Valery

Topics: History Quotes, Thinking Quotes, Thought Quotes

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.

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

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

Love is being stupid together.

Love is being stupid together.

Politeness is organized indifference

Politeness is organized indifference

History is the science of things which are not repeated.

History is the science of things which are not repeated.

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.

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...

Long years must pass before the truths we have made for ourselves become our very...

Long years must pass before the truths we have made for ourselves become our very...

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...

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...

Two dangers constantly threaten the world: order and disorder.

Two dangers constantly threaten the world: order and disorder.

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...

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...

We are enriched by our reciprocate differences.

We are enriched by our reciprocate differences.

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

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

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

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

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 your success by what you had to give up in order to get it

Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it

It is only an error in judgment to make a mistake, but it shows infirmity...

It is only an error in judgment to make a mistake, but it shows infirmity...