Paul Valery

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Man's great misfortune is that he has no organ, no kind of eyelid or brake, to mask or block a thought, or all thought, when he wants to.

A businessman is a hybrid of a dancer and a calculator.

War: a massacre of people who don't know each other for the profit of people who know each other but don't massacre each other.

A man who is 'of sound mind' is one who keeps the inner madman under lock and key.

A great man is one who leaves others at a loss after he is gone.

The universe is built on a plan the profound symmetry of which is somehow present in the inner structure of our intellect.

The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.