Two dangers constantly threaten the world: order and disorder.

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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.

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

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

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...

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.

Politeness is organized indifference.

Politeness is organized indifference.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

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.

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.

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.

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...

Power without abuse loses its charm

Power without abuse loses its charm

A man who is of sound mind is one who keeps the inner madman under...

A man who is of sound mind is one who keeps the inner madman under...

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 poem is never finished, only abandoned.

A poem is never finished, only abandoned.

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...

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...

Pacifists are like sheep who believe that wolves are vegetarians.

Pacifists are like sheep who believe that wolves are vegetarians.

In the battle that is philosophy all the techniques of war, including looting and camouflage,...

In the battle that is philosophy all the techniques of war, including looting and camouflage,...