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Being in love1 quote
The right sort of love is recognized by the sort of joy, of general excitement, of exultant life which the presence of someone produces in us and which distinguishes them. You feel better when with them. — Paul ValeryLove1 quote
The right sort of love is recognized by the sort of joy, of general excitement, of exultant life which the presence of someone produces in us and which distinguishes them. You feel better when with them. — Paul ValeryMen and women1 quote
God created man and, finding him not sufficiently alone, gave him a companion to make him feel his solitude more keenly. — Paul Valery · 1941Names1 quote
Seeing is forgetting the name of the things one sees. — Paul Valery · 1936Ocean and sea1 quote
The sea, the ever renewing sea! — Paul Valery · 1922Perception1 quote
Seeing is forgetting the name of the things one sees. — Paul Valery · 1936