A businessman is a hybrid of a dancer and a calculator. Paul Valery businessmancalculatordancer 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
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
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
Serious-minded people have few ideas. People with ideas are never serious. Paul Valery ideamindpeople 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
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
