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
   
Paul Valery   Name:
Paul Valery
Type:
Poet
Nationality:
French
Birth:
October 30, 1871
Death:
July 20, 1945
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