More quotes by Paul Valéry
My soul is nothing now but the dream dreamt by matter struggling with itself!
That which has always been accepted by everyone, everywhere, is almost certain to be false.
To construct oneself, to know oneself—are these two distinct acts or not?
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Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind,
And therefore is wing'd Cupid painted blind.
To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.
Not for the body, but for the heart; companion and company are needed.
Love seldom haunts the breast where learning lies,
And Venus sets ere Mercury can rise.
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