Quotes by Paul Valéry

44 quotes found

Poet, essayist, and philosopher · French · 1871–1945

French poet, essayist, and philosopher (1871–1945)

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“An artist never really finishes his work he merely abandons it.”

art artist

“If some great catastrophe is not announced every morning we feel a certain void. 'Nothing in the paper today ' we sigh.”

newspapers journalism

“Peace is a virtual mute sustained victory of potential powers against probable greeds.”

peace

“To penetrate one's being one must go armed to the teeth.”