War: a massacre of people who don't know... by Paul Valery | We Heart Quotes

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War: a massacre of people who don't know each other for the profit of people who know each other but don't massacre each other.

- Paul Valery

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Power

Power without abuse loses its charm.

- Paul Valery

Breath, dreams, silence, invincible calm, you triumph.

- Paul Valery

To enter into your own mind you need to be armed to the teeth.

- Paul Valery

We are enriched by our reciprocate differences.

- Paul Valery

We hope vaguely but dread precisely.

- Paul Valery

Writer

Poe is the only impeccable writer. He was never mistaken.

- Paul Valery

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