“In the eyes of those lovers of perfection, a work is never finished - a word that for them has no sense - but abandoned; and this abandonment, whether to the flames or to the public (and which is the result of weariness or an obligation to deliver) is a kind of an accident to them, like the breaking off of a reflection, which fatigue, irritation, or something similar has made worthless.” KindMadeEyeResultsLoversReflectionPerfectionFinishedAccidentsObligationFlamesAbandonedWorthlessFatigueAbandonmentWearinessIrritation Author:Paul Valery
“Interruption, incoherence, surprise are the ordinary conditions of our life. They have even become real needs for many people, whose minds are no longer fed by anything but sudden changes and constantly renewed stimuli. We can no longer bear anything that lasts. We no longer know how to make boredom bear fruit. So the whole question comes down to this: can the human mind master what the human mind has made?” PeopleKnowsNeedsMindHumansMadeRealWholeLastsKnow HowOur LivesConditionsMastersBearsOrdinarySurpriseFruitBoredomFedsHuman MindStimulusInterruptionsIncoherenceSudden Change Author:Paul Valery
“The most ridiculous were those who, on their own authority, made themselves the judges and justices of the tribe. They seemed never to suspect that our judgments judge us, and that nothing exposes our weaknesses and reveals ourselves more naively than the attitude of pronouncing upon our neighbors.” MadeJusticeAttitudeJudgingAuthorityJudgmentWeaknessNeighborRidiculousSuspectsTribes Author:Paul Valery
“God made everything out of nothing. But the nothingness shows through.” MadeShowsSpiritualSpiritualityLonelinessDrinkingNothingnessBeing Alone Author:Paul Valery
“Long years must pass before the truths we have made for ourselves become our very flesh.” YearsLongMadeTruthFlesh Author:Paul Valery
“The dog has made man their God, if the dog was an atheist, it would be perfect.” IfsMenMadeWould BePerfectDogAtheistPet Author:Paul Valery
