Eryximachus to Phaedrus, p. 43
L'Âme et la danse (1921)
Paul Valéry: Frasi in inglese (pagina 5)
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But, further, since he who constructs or creates has to deal with the rest of the world and with the movement of nature, which both tend perpetually to dissolve, corrupt or upset what he makes, he must recognize and seek to communicate to his works a third principle, that expresses the resistance he wishes them to offer to their destiny, which is to perish. So he seeks solidity or lastingness.
Socrates, pp. 128–9
Eupalinos ou l'architecte (1921)
“My hand feels touched as well as it touches; reality says this, and nothing more.”
Originale: (fr) Ma main se sent touchée aussi bien qu’elle touche ; réel veut dire cela, et rien de plus.
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“We have always sought explanations when it was only representations that we could seek to invent.”
Originale: (fr) On a toujours cherché des explications quand c’était des représentations qu’on pouvait seulement essayé d’inventer.
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