Charity never humiliated him who profited from it, nor ever bound him by the chains of gratitude, since it was not to him but to God that the gift was made.

Quote by Antoine De Saint-Exupery

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Of what worth are convictions that bring not suffering?

Of what worth are convictions that bring not suffering?

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is...

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is...

A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates...

A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

How could there be any question of acquiring or possessing, when the one thing needful...

How could there be any question of acquiring or possessing, when the one thing needful...

True love begins when nothing is looked for in return.

True love begins when nothing is looked for in return.

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

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

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...

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,...

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...

The notion of looking on at life has always been hateful to me. What am...

The notion of looking on at life has always been hateful to me. What am...

Each man must look to himself to teach him the meaning of life. It is...

Each man must look to himself to teach him the meaning of life. It is...

Myths are clues to the spiritual potentialities of the human life.

Myths are clues to the spiritual potentialities of the human life.

Your body's just a vehicle, transporting the soul. It's what's inside of people, is beauty...

Your body's just a vehicle, transporting the soul. It's what's inside of people, is beauty...

Ever more people today have the means to live, but no meaning to live for.

Ever more people today have the means to live, but no meaning to live for.