A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral.

Quote by Antoine De Saint-Exupery

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True love begins when nothing is looked for in return

True love begins when nothing is looked for in return

Sorrow is one of the vibrations that prove the fact of living

Sorrow is one of the vibrations that prove the fact of living

War is not an adventure. It is a disease. It is like typhus.

War is not an adventure. It is a disease. It is like typhus.

I have no right, by anything I do or say, to demean a human being...

I have no right, by anything I do or say, to demean a human being...

One man may hit the mark, another blunder; but heed not these distinctions. Only from...

One man may hit the mark, another blunder; but heed not these distinctions. Only from...

We say nothing essential about the cathedral when we speak of its stones. We say...

We say nothing essential about the cathedral when we speak of its stones. We say...

Perhaps love is the process of my leading you gently back to yourself.

Perhaps love is the process of my leading you gently back to yourself.

A civilization is a heritage of beliefs, customs, and knowledge slowly accumulated in the course...

A civilization is a heritage of beliefs, customs, and knowledge slowly accumulated in the course...

Perhaps love is the process of my leading you gently back to yourself

Perhaps love is the process of my leading you gently back to yourself

It is in the compelling zest of high adventure and of victory, and in creative...

It is in the compelling zest of high adventure and of victory, and in creative...

I have no right, by anything I do or say, to demean a human being...

I have no right, by anything I do or say, to demean a human being...

Of what worth are convictions that bring not suffering?

Of what worth are convictions that bring not suffering?

What do we mean by setting a man free? You cannot free a man who...

What do we mean by setting a man free? You cannot free a man who...

Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking together in the...

Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking together in the...

A chief is a man who assumes responsibility. He says I was beaten, he does...

A chief is a man who assumes responsibility. He says I was beaten, he does...

And now here is my secret, a very simple secret; it is only with the...

And now here is my secret, a very simple secret; it is only with the...

Life has meaning only if one barters it day by day for something other than...

Life has meaning only if one barters it day by day for something other than...

The aeroplane has unveiled for us the true face of the earth.

The aeroplane has unveiled for us the true face of the earth.

A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add,...

A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add,...

You are responsible, forever, for what you have tamed. You are responsible for your rose.

You are responsible, forever, for what you have tamed. You are responsible for your rose.