Quote by Paul Valery
History is the science of things which are not repeated. - Paul Va

History is the science of things which are not repeated. – Paul Valery

Other quotes by Paul Valery

The folly of mistaking a paradox for a discovery, a metaphor for a proof, a torrent of verbiage for a spring of capital truths, and oneself for an oracle, is inborn in us. – Paul Valery

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Science
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In poetry everything which must be said is almost impossible to say well. – Paul Valery

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Poetry
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Other Quotes from
History
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I just think it would be unrealistic to suggest were going to eliminate every last domestic insurgent in Afghanistan. Certainly, the history of the country would indicate thats not a very realistic objective, and I think we have to have realistic objectives. – Stephen Harper

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History

It seems disingenuous to ask a writer why she, or he, is writing about a violent subject when the world and history are filled with violence. – Joyce Carol Oates

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History

Black people dont have an accurate idea of their history, which has been either suppressed or distorted. – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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History

Youre going to relegate my history to a month. – Morgan Freeman

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History

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