The most ridiculous were those who, on their own authority, made themselves the judges and justices of the tribe. They seemed never to suspect that our judgments judge us, and that nothing exposes our weaknesses and reveals ourselves more naively than the attitude of pronouncing upon our neighbors.
Paul ValeryMan is only man at the surface. Remove the skin, dissect, and immediately you come to machinery.
Paul ValeryThe world acquires value only through its extremes and endures only through moderation; extremists make the world great, the moderates give it stability.
Paul Valery