The history of thought may be summed up in these words: it is absurd by what it seeks and great by what it finds.

The history of thought may be summed up in these words: it is absurd by what it seeks and great by what it finds.

思想的历史可以用这样一句话来概括:它所寻求的是荒谬的，它所发现的是伟大的。

-- Paul Valery 保尔·瓦雷里