The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be. Paul Valery futuretimetrouble Change image and share on social
Serious-minded people have few ideas. People with ideas are never serious. Paul Valery ideamindpeople Change image and share on social
A man is a poet if difficulties inherent in his art provide him with ideas; he is not a poet if they deprive him of ideas. Paul Valery artdeprivedifficulty Change image and share on social
God created man and, finding him not sufficiently alone, gave him a companion to make him feel his solitude more keenly. Paul Valery companioncreatefeel Change image and share on social
A poem is never finished, only abandoned. Paul Valery abandonfinishpoem Change image and share on social
To write regular verses destroys an infinite number of fine possibilities, but at the same time it suggests a multitude of distant and totally unexpected thoughts. Paul Valery destroydistantfine Change image and share on social
Books have the same enemies as people: fire, humidity, animals, weather, and their own content. Paul Valery animalbookcontent Change image and share on social
Two dangers constantly threaten the world: order and disorder. Paul Valery constantlydangerdisorder Change image and share on social
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. Paul Valery capitaldiscoveryfolly Change image and share on social
Politics is the art of preventing people from busying themselves with what is their own business. Paul Valery artbusinessbusy Change image and share on social
