A businessman is a hybrid of a dancer and a calculator.

— Paul Valery

A great man is one who leaves others at a loss after he is gone.

— Paul Valery

An artist never really finishes his work he merely abandons it.

— Paul Valery

An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it.

— Paul Valery

A poem is never finished, only abandoned.

— Paul Valery

At times, I think and at times I am.

— Paul Valery

Conscience reigns but it does not govern.

— Paul Valery

God created man and, finding him not sufficiently alone, gave him a companion to make him feel his solitude more keenly.

— Paul Valery

God made everything out of nothing, but the nothingness shows through.

— Paul Valery

Great things are accomplished by those who do not feel the impotence of man. This ... is a precious gift.

— Paul Valery