A civilization is built on what is required of men, not on that which is provided for them.

Quote by Antoine De Saint-Exupery

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The machine does not isolate man from the great problems of nature but plunges him...

The machine does not isolate man from the great problems of nature but plunges him...

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...

To love is not to look at one another, But to look together in the...

To love is not to look at one another, But to look together in the...

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...

Whoever loves above all the approach of love will never know the joy of attaining...

Whoever loves above all the approach of love will never know the joy of attaining...

He who has gone, so we but cherish his memory, abides with us, more potent,...

He who has gone, so we but cherish his memory, abides with us, more potent,...

You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.

You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.

There is no hope of joy except in human relations.

There is no hope of joy except in human relations.

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...

Loving is not just looking at each other, it's looking in the same direction.

Loving is not just looking at each other, it's looking in the same direction.

Before you go and criticize the younger generation, just remember who raised them.

Before you go and criticize the younger generation, just remember who raised them.

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

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

He who has gone, so we but cherish his memory, abides with us, more potent,...

He who has gone, so we but cherish his memory, abides with us, more potent,...

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...

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...

Pure logic is the ruin of the spirit.

Pure logic is the ruin of the spirit.

I know but one freedom, and that is the freedom of the mind.

I know but one freedom, and that is the freedom of the mind.

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...

Mad is the man who is forever gritting his teeth against that granite block, complete...

Mad is the man who is forever gritting his teeth against that granite block, complete...

Leadership is a word and a concept that has been more argued than almost any...

Leadership is a word and a concept that has been more argued than almost any...

There is a space between man's imagination and man's attainment that may only be traversed...

There is a space between man's imagination and man's attainment that may only be traversed...

Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always...

Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always...