The purpose of psychology is to give us a completely different idea of the things we know best.

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"Love is being stupid together."

- Paul Valéry

Love

""Love is being stupid together.""

- Paul Valéry

Love

"An artist never really finishes his work; he merely abandons it."

- Paul Valéry

Inspiration

"The folly of mistaking a paradox for a discovery, a metaphor for a proof, a torrent of verbiage for a spring of capital truths, and oneself for an oracle, is inborn in us."

- Paul Valéry

Philosophy

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

- Paul Valéry

Philosophy

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"She warned him not to be deceived by appearances, for beauty is found within."

- Beauty and the Beast

Awareness

"We should never judge someone based on their appearance."

- Beauty and the Beast

Awareness

"Beauty and ugliness are merely subjective labels. What matters is who we are inside."

- Beauty and the Beast

Awareness

"When we see beyond appearances, we discover the true essence of a person."

- Beauty and the Beast

Awareness

"Worry is a misuse of imagination."

Awareness