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Paul Valery

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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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Quote Left 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. Quote Right
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Quote Left The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up. Quote Right
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Quote Left Politics is the art of preventing people from busying themselves with what is their own business. Quote Right
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Quote Left God made everything out of nothing, but the nothingness shows through. Quote Right
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Quote Left Man is only man at the surface. Remove the skin, dissect, and immediately you come to machinery. Quote Right
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Book: Reflection on the Important Things