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Quote by Paul Valery
The history of thought may be summed up in these words: it is absu

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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Politics is the art of preventing people from busying themselves with what is their own business. – Paul Valery

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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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The history of all countries shows that the working class exclusively by its own effort is able to develop only trade-union consciousness. – Vladimir Lenin

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Those who become mentally ill often have a history of chronic pain. – Gene Tierney

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Religion has caused more misery to all of mankind in every stage of human history than any other single idea. – Madalyn Murray OHair

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Peace, plenty, and contentment reign throughout our borders, and our beloved country presents a sublime moral spectacle to the world. – James K. Polk

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Most young people have tremendous respect for older peoples views. – Dennis Prager

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