How could there be any question of acquiring or possessing, when the one thing needful for a man is to become -- to be at last, and to die in the fullness of his being.

Quote by Antoine De Saint-Exupery

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

We say nothing essential about the cathedral when we speak of its stones. We say...

We say nothing essential about the cathedral when we speak of its stones. We say...

A single event can awaken within us a stranger totally unknown to us. To live...

A single event can awaken within us a stranger totally unknown to us. To live...

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...

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...

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.

Once men are caught up in an event, they cease to be afraid. Only the...

Once men are caught up in an event, they cease to be afraid. Only the...

When the body sinks into death, the essence of man is revealed. Man is a...

When the body sinks into death, the essence of man is revealed. Man is a...

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...

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,...

Are wars... anything but the means whereby a nation's problems are set, where creation is...

Are wars... anything but the means whereby a nation's problems are set, where creation is...

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...

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

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

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...

The truest characters of ignorance are vanity, and pride and arrogance.

The truest characters of ignorance are vanity, and pride and arrogance.

Fond pride of dress is sure a very curse

Fond pride of dress is sure a very curse

I blame my mother for nothing, but forgive her for everything.

I blame my mother for nothing, but forgive her for everything.