A man is infinitely more complicated than his thoughts. —Paul Valéry More about this quote Tags: thoughts Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
More quotations from Paul Valéry What others think of us would be of little moment did it not, when known, so deeply tinge what we think of ourselves. —Paul Valéry More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it. —Paul Valéry More about this quote Tags: art work completion abandoning Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email 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. —Paul Valéry More about this quote Tags: truth discovery knowledge error self paradox Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email Politics is the art of preventing people from taking part in affairs which properly concern them. —Paul Valéry More about this quote Tags: politics power people democracy control Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email That which has always been accepted by everyone, everywhere, is almost certain to be false. —Paul Valéry More about this quote Tags: truth opinion false Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
What others think of us would be of little moment did it not, when known, so deeply tinge what we think of ourselves. —Paul Valéry More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it. —Paul Valéry More about this quote Tags: art work completion abandoning Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
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. —Paul Valéry More about this quote Tags: truth discovery knowledge error self paradox Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Politics is the art of preventing people from taking part in affairs which properly concern them. —Paul Valéry More about this quote Tags: politics power people democracy control Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
That which has always been accepted by everyone, everywhere, is almost certain to be false. —Paul Valéry More about this quote Tags: truth opinion false Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
More quotations tagged with “thoughts” When I am attacked by gloomy thoughts, nothing helps me so much as running to my books. They quickly absorb me and banish the clouds from my mind. —Michel de Montaigne More about this quote Tags: thoughts Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts, therefore guard accordingly; and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue, and reasonable nature. —Marcus Aurelius More about this quote Tags: thoughts Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email If any man wish to write in a clear style, let him be first clear in his thoughts; and if any would write in a noble style, let him first possess a noble soul. —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe More about this quote Tags: thoughts Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email All truly wise thoughts have been thoughts already thousands of times; but to make them truly ours, we must think them over again honestly, till they take root in our personal experience. —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe More about this quote Tags: thoughts Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you. —James Lane Allen More about this quote Tags: thoughts Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
When I am attacked by gloomy thoughts, nothing helps me so much as running to my books. They quickly absorb me and banish the clouds from my mind. —Michel de Montaigne More about this quote Tags: thoughts Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts, therefore guard accordingly; and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue, and reasonable nature. —Marcus Aurelius More about this quote Tags: thoughts Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
If any man wish to write in a clear style, let him be first clear in his thoughts; and if any would write in a noble style, let him first possess a noble soul. —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe More about this quote Tags: thoughts Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
All truly wise thoughts have been thoughts already thousands of times; but to make them truly ours, we must think them over again honestly, till they take root in our personal experience. —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe More about this quote Tags: thoughts Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you. —James Lane Allen More about this quote Tags: thoughts Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email