Wednesday, August 29, 2018

 

Sound of Mind

Paul Valéry (1871-1945), Collected Works, Vol. 14: Analects, tr. Stuart Gilbert (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1970), p. 450:
A man who is "sound of mind" is one who keeps the inner madman under lock and key.

L'homme sain d'esprit est celui qui porte le fou à l'intérieur.



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