Quote by Paul Valery
God created man and, finding him not sufficiently alone, gave him

God created man and, finding him not sufficiently alone, gave him a companion to make him feel his solitude more keenly. – Paul Valery

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The history of thought may be summed up in these words: it is absurd by what it seeks and great by what it finds. – Paul Valery

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War: a massacre of people who dont know each other for the profit of people who know each other but dont massacre each other. – Paul Valery

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This is nourishing, redemptive we become less alone inside. – David Foster Wallace

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We are rarely proud when we are alone. – Voltaire

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At the beginning and at the end of love, the two lovers are embarrassed to find themselves alone. – Jean de la Bruyere

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Why cant everybody leave everybody else the hell alone. – Jimmy Durante

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