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
What others think of us would be of little moment did it not when known so deeply tinge what we think of ourselves. Paul Valery
That which has always been accepted by everyone, everywhere, is almost certain to be false. Paul Valery