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Paul Valéry

Quote of Paul Valéry - The greatest liberty is born of...


Biography - Paul Valéry:

French poet, essayist and philosopher.
Born: 1871 - Died: 1945
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: France
France

The greatest liberty is born of the greatest rigor.



Translation

Translation

(French, German)



French
La plus grande liberté naît de la plus grande rigueur.

German
Die größte Freiheit geht aus der größten Strenge hervor.




See also 

See also...



To the stars through difficulty.


To high places by narrow roads.


The pleasure from hard effort is the sweetest.

There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere.

Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.

The fruits of labor are the sweetest of all pleasures.

All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.




Quotes for: freedom


Quotes

Quotes about freedom:


One is not born, but rather becomes, free.





This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew.





Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.





People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.





Article I – Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions can be founded only on the common good.





Article IV – Liberty consists of doing anything which does not harm others: thus, the exercise of the natural rights of each man has only those borders which assure other members of the society the enjoyment of these same rights. These borders can be determined only by the law.











Quotes

Paul Valéry also said...


One should be light like a bird, and not like a feather.





Men differ by what they show, and have in common what they hide.





Let us enrich ourselves with our mutual differences.





The wind is rising!... We must try to live!





A very dangerous state of mind: thinking one understands.





We civilizations now know ourselves mortal.












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