God created man and, finding him not sufficiently alone, gave him a companion to make him feel his solitude more keenly. Paul Valery on alone
An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it. Paul Valery on art
Politics is the art of preventing people from busying themselves with what is their own business. Paul Valery on art
Our judgments judge us, and nothing reveals us, exposes our weaknesses, more ingeniously than the attitude of pronouncing upon our fellows. Paul Valery on attitude
The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up. Paul Valery on best
Politics is the art of preventing people from busying themselves with what is their own business. Paul Valery on business
The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up. Paul Valery on dreams
The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be. Paul Valery on future
The future, like everything else, is not what it used to be. Paul Valery on future
God made everything out of nothing, but the nothingness shows through. Paul Valery on god
History is the science of things which are not repeated. Paul Valery on history
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 on history
Love is being stupid together. Paul Valery on love
A poem is never finished, only abandoned. Paul Valery on poetry
In poetry everything which must be said is almost impossible to say well. Paul Valery on poetry
Politics is the art of preventing people from busying themselves with what is their own business. Paul Valery on politics
Power without abuse loses its charm. Paul Valery on power
God made everything out of nothing, but the nothingness shows through. Paul Valery on religion
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 on science
Science means simply the aggregate of all the recipes that are always successful. All the rest is literature. Paul Valery on science