When man wanted to make a machine that would walk he created the wheel, which does not resemble a leg.

Quote by Guillaume Apollinaire

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I hate artists who are not of their time.

I hate artists who are not of their time.

One can't carry one's father's corpse about everywhere.

One can't carry one's father's corpse about everywhere.

I love men, not for what unites them, but for what divides them, and I...

I love men, not for what unites them, but for what divides them, and I...

It's raining my soul, it's raining, but it's raining dead eyes.

It's raining my soul, it's raining, but it's raining dead eyes.

Without poets, without artists, men would soon weary of nature's monotony.

Without poets, without artists, men would soon weary of nature's monotony.

The plastic virtues: purity, unity, and truth, keep nature in subjection.

The plastic virtues: purity, unity, and truth, keep nature in subjection.

Memories are hunting horns whose sound dies on the wind.

Memories are hunting horns whose sound dies on the wind.

Joy always came after pain.

Joy always came after pain.

Artists are, above all, men who want to become inhuman.

Artists are, above all, men who want to become inhuman.

A structure becomes architectural, and not sculptural, when its elements no longer have their justification...

A structure becomes architectural, and not sculptural, when its elements no longer have their justification...

Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be...

Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be...

To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others

To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others

For those who may not find happiness to exercise religious faith, its okay to remain...

For those who may not find happiness to exercise religious faith, its okay to remain...

Character is the basis of happiness and happiness the sanction of character.

Character is the basis of happiness and happiness the sanction of character.

Happy is that people whose God is the Lord -Psalm 144:15

Happy is that people whose God is the Lord -Psalm 144:15

The Master of Life's been good to me. He has given me strength to face...

The Master of Life's been good to me. He has given me strength to face...

I've made an odd discovery. Every time I talk to a savant I feel quite...

I've made an odd discovery. Every time I talk to a savant I feel quite...

The most worth-while thing is to try to put happiness into the lives of others.

The most worth-while thing is to try to put happiness into the lives of others.

Happiness can be defined, in part at least, as the fruit of the desire and...

Happiness can be defined, in part at least, as the fruit of the desire and...

Happiness is the highest level of success.

Happiness is the highest level of success.