Paul Valery ( 6 of 16 )
God made everything out of nothing, but the nothingness shows through.
God made everything out of nothing, but the nothingness shows through.
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.
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
Two dangers constantly threaten the world: order and disorder.
Two dangers constantly threaten the world: order and disorder.
An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it.
An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it.
