Paul Valery

Politics is the art of preventing people from taking part in affairs which properly concern them.

Politics is the art of preventing people from taking part in affairs which properly concern them.

The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be.

The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be.

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

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

Politics is the art of preventing people from sticking their noses in things that are properly their business.

Politics is the art of preventing people from sticking their noses in things that are properly their business.

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

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