We are wont to condemn self-love; but what we really mean to condemn is contrary to self-love. It is that mixture of selfishness and self-hate that permanently pursues us, that prevents us from loving others, and that prohibits us from…

Quote by Paul Valery

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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...

We are enriched by our reciprocate differences.

We are enriched by our reciprocate differences.

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...

Politeness is organized indifference.

Politeness is organized indifference.

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...

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...

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 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...

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.

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 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;...

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...

Power without abuse loses its charm.

Power without abuse loses its charm.

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

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

Books have the same enemies as people: fire, humidity, animals, weather, and their own content.

Books have the same enemies as people: fire, humidity, animals, weather, and their own content.

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.

Never settle for less than you're worth. Respect and love yourself, set the standard for...

Never settle for less than you're worth. Respect and love yourself, set the standard for...

Self-love, my liege, is not so vile a sin, as self-neglecting.

Self-love, my liege, is not so vile a sin, as self-neglecting.

Life is too short to waste any amount of time on wondering what other people...

Life is too short to waste any amount of time on wondering what other people...