Antoine de Saint-Exup�ry
France
29 Jun 1900 // 31 Jul 1944
Writer / Aviator
29 Jun 1900 // 31 Jul 1944
Writer / Aviator
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Grown-ups never understand anything for themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them
Each man must look to himself to teach him the meaning of life. It is not something discovered: it is something molded
A pile of rocks ceases to be a rock when somebody contemplates it with the idea of a cathedral in mind
A civilization is built on what is required of men, not on that which is provided for them
A civilization is a heritage of beliefs, customs, and knowledge slowly accumulated in the course of centuries, elements difficult at times to justify by logic, but justifying themselves as paths when they lead somewhere, since they open up for man his inner distance
A chief is a man who assumes responsibility. He says �I was beaten�, he does not say �My men were beaten�
It's quite simple: One sees clearly only with the heart. Anything essential is invisible to the eyes
We do not inherit the Earth from our parents, we borrow it from our children
Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away
Life has taught us that love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking outward together in the same direction
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
Essays
Essays
On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
Essays
Essays