“The commerce of minds was necessarily the first commerce in the world, ... since before bartering things one must barter signs, and it is necessary therefore that signs be instituted.There is no market or exchange without language. The first instrument of all commerce is language.” WorldMindFirstsLanguageInstrumentsCommerceE CommerceBartering Author:Paul Valery
“Two dangers constantly threaten the world: order and disorder.” WorldTwoOrderDangerDisorderWorld OrderOrder And Disorder Author:Paul Valery
“Though completely armed with knowledge and endowed with power, we are blind and impotent in a world we have equipped and organized-a world of which we now fear the inextricable complexity.” WorldKnowledgeBlindComplexityOrganized Author:Paul Valery
“The mind has transformed the world, and the world is repaying it with interest. It has led man where he had no idea how to go.” MenWorldMindIdeasInterestNo IdeaTransformedRepaying Author:Paul Valery
“The world acquires value only through its extremes and endures only through moderation; extremists make the world great, the moderates give it stability.” WorldGivingValuesBalanceEndureExtremesAcquireStabilityModerationModeratesExtremist Author:Paul Valery
“In the physical world, one cannot increase the size or quantity of anything without changing its quality. Similar figures exist only in pure geometry.” WorldQualityFiguresPureIncreaseMathematicsSizeMathMathematicalQuantityGeometry Author:Paul Valery
