1/28/2012

PAUL VALERY

'Als je wist wat ik weggooi, zou je bewonderen wat ik bewaar.'

Paul Valéry 1914

Paul Valéry: De macht van de afwezigheid
vertaling en inleiding Maarten van Buuren
Historische uitgeverij 2004
ISBN 90 6554 133 0

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  1. Anoniem28 januari 2012 om 23:00

    It is lumber, man—all lumber! Throw it overboard. It makes the boat so heavy to pull, you nearly faint at the oars. It makes it so cumbersome and dangerous to manage, you never know a moment’s freedom from anxiety and care, never gain a moment’s rest for dreamy laziness—no time to watch the windy shadows skimming lightly o’er the shallows, or the glittering sunbeams flitting in and out among the ripples, or the great trees by the margin looking down at their own image, or the woods all green and golden, or the lilies white and yellow, or the sombre-waving rushes, or the sedges, or the orchis, or the blue forget-me-nots.

    Throw the lumber over, man! Let your boat of life be light, packed with only what you need—a homely home and simple pleasures, one or two friends, worth the name, someone to love and someone to love you, a cat, a dog, and a pipe or two, enough to eat and enough to wear, and a little more than enough to drink; for thirst is a dangerous thing.


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