God created man and, finding him not sufficiently alone, gave him a companion to make him feel his solitude more keenly.
Paul ValeryGrowing nations should remember that, in nature, no tree, though placed in the best conditions of light, soil, and plot, can continue to grow and spread indefinitely.
Paul ValeryLiberty is the hardest test that one can inflict on a people. To know how to be free is not given equally to all men and all nations.
Paul Valery