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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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...

It is such a secret place, the land of tears.

It is such a secret place, the land of tears.

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

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

To be a man is, precisely, to be responsible.

To be a man is, precisely, to be responsible.

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...

There is no hope of joy except in human relations

There is no hope of joy except in human relations

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.

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 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...

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

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

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...

Love does not cause suffering: what causes it is the sense of ownership, which is...

Love does not cause suffering: what causes it is the sense of ownership, which is...

One can be a brother only in something. Where there is no tie that binds...

One can be a brother only in something. Where there is no tie that binds...

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

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

Grown-ups never understand anything for themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always...

Grown-ups never understand anything for themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always...

What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well.

What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well.

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 to collect wood and...

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

Only the unknown frightens men. But once a man has faced the unknown, that terror...

Only the unknown frightens men. But once a man has faced the unknown, that terror...

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.