Paul Valery ( 6 of 16 )
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 poem is never finished, only abandoned.
A poem is never finished, only abandoned.
The folly of mistaking a paradox for a discovery, a metaphor for a proof, a torrent of verbiage for a read more
The folly of mistaking a paradox for a discovery, a metaphor for a proof, a torrent of verbiage for a spring of capital truths, and oneself for an oracle, is inborn in us.
Two dangers constantly threaten the world: order and disorder.
Two dangers constantly threaten the world: order and disorder.
Man's great misfortune is that he has no organ, no kind of eyelid or brake, to mask or block a read more
Man's great misfortune is that he has no organ, no kind of eyelid or brake, to mask or block a thought, or all thought, when he wants to
An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it.
An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it.
