Politeness is organized indifference. Paul Valery indifferenceorganizepolitenes Change image and share on social
That which has been believed by everyone, always and everywhere, has every chance of being false. Paul Valery believechancefalse Change image and share on social
A poem is never finished, only abandoned. Paul Valery abandonfinishpoem Change image and share on social
A businessman is a hybrid of a dancer and a calculator. Paul Valery businessmancalculatordancer Change image and share on social
Our judgments judge us, and nothing reveals us, exposes our weaknesses, more ingeniously than the attitude of pronouncing upon our fellows. Paul Valery attitudeexposefellow Change image and share on social
That which has always been accepted by everyone, everywhere, is almost certain to be false. Paul Valery acceptfalse Change image and share on social
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
The history of thought may be summed up in these words: it is absurd by what it seeks and great by what it finds. Paul Valery absurdfindgreat 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
Two dangers constantly threaten the world: order and disorder. Paul Valery constantlydangerdisorder Change image and share on social