Ambroise-Paul-Toussaint-Jules Valéry (French: [pl valei] ; 30 October 1871 – 20 July 1945) was a French poet, essayist, and philosopher. His interests were sufficiently broad that he can be classified as a polymath. In addition to his poetry and fiction (drama and dialogues), his interests included aphorisms on art, history, letters, music, and current events.
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Books have the same enemies as people: fire, humidity, animals, weather, and their own content. Go to Quote / Comment
Science is feasible when the variables are few and can be enumerated; when their combinations are distinct and clear. We are tending toward the condition of science and aspiring to do it. The artist works out his own formulas; the interest of science lies in the art of making science. Go to Quote / Comment
God created man and, finding him not sufficiently alone, gave him a companion to make him feel his solitude more keenly. Go to Quote / Comment
God made everything out of nothing, but the nothingness shows through. Go to Quote / Comment
That which has been believed by everyone, always and everywhere, has every chance of being false. Go to Quote / Comment