The history of thought may be summed up in these words: it is absurd by what it seeks and great by what it finds.
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Paul Valery was a 19th-century French poet, essayist, and philosopher. Ambroise Paul Toussaint Jules ValĂ©ry was a French poet, essayist, and philosopher. In addition to his poetry and fiction, his interests included aphorisms on art, history, letters, music, and current events. Read more on Wikipedia →