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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The time for action is now. It's never too late to do something.

The time for action is now. It's never too late to do something.

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,...

I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things

I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things

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.

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...

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 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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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 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...

There is no hope of joy except in human relations

There is no hope of joy except in human relations

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

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

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 trouble with being number one in the world - in anything - is that...

The trouble with being number one in the world - in anything - is that...

Living in an age of advertisement, we are perpetually disillusioned. The perfect life is spread...

Living in an age of advertisement, we are perpetually disillusioned. The perfect life is spread...