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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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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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Paul Valery
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Our judgments judge us, and nothing reveals us, exposes our weaknesses, more ingeniously than the attitude of pronouncing upon our fellows. – Paul Valery

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Human history in essence is the history of ideas. – H. G. Wells

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Wars usually have the effect of speeding up the process of history. – Pieter Geyl, Debates With Historians

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History is the distillation of rumor. – Thomas Carlyle

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Common sense and history tell you that rewarding illegal behavior will only encourage more of it. – Ric Keller

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