A chief is a man who assumes responsibility. He says I was beaten, he does not say My men were beaten.

Quote by Antoine De Saint-Exupery

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Charity never humiliated him who profited from it, nor ever bound him by the chains...

Charity never humiliated him who profited from it, nor ever bound him by the chains...

Transport of the mails, transport of the human voice, transport of flickering pictures-in this century...

Transport of the mails, transport of the human voice, transport of flickering pictures-in this century...

For true love is inexhaustible; the more you give, the more you have. And if...

For true love is inexhaustible; the more you give, the more you have. And if...

As for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it.

As for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it.

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...

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...

To be a man is to be responsible. It is to feel shame at the...

To be a man is to be responsible. It is to feel shame at the...

When you give yourself, you receive more than you give.

When you give yourself, you receive more than you give.

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.

Life has taught us that love does not consist in gazing at each other, but...

Life has taught us that love does not consist in gazing at each other, but...

More wisdom is latent in things as they are than in all the words men...

More wisdom is latent in things as they are than in all the words men...

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.

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

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

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.

Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is...

Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is...

If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people together to collect wood...

If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people together to collect wood...

The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.

The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.

Praise shames me, for I secretly beg for it.

Praise shames me, for I secretly beg for it.

You are beaten to earth? Well, well, what's that? Come up with a smiling face,...

You are beaten to earth? Well, well, what's that? Come up with a smiling face,...