Paul Valery Quotes

Long years must pass before the truths we have made for ourselves become our very flesh.
Paul Valery

Long, Before, Become

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.
Paul Valery

Great, Thought, Wants

Poe is the only impeccable writer. He was never mistaken.
Paul Valery

Writer, Mistaken, Impeccable

Politeness is organized indifference.
Paul Valery

Politeness, Organized

Power without abuse loses its charm.
Paul Valery

Power, Abuse, Charm

Serious-minded people have few ideas. People with ideas are never serious.
Paul Valery

Serious, Few, Ideas

That which has always been accepted by everyone, everywhere, is almost certain to be false.
Paul Valery

Everyone, Almost, False

That which has been believed by everyone, always and everywhere, has every chance of being false.
Paul Valery

Everyone, Chance, False

The future, like everything else, is not what it used to be.
Paul Valery

Future, Else, Used

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

Great, History, May

The universe is built on a plan the profound symmetry of which is somehow present in the inner structure of our intellect.
Paul Valery

Universe, Plan, Present

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

Time, Thoughts, Same

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Poet

Born: October 30, 1871

Died: July 20, 1945

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