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

Topics: Questioning Quotes

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.

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...

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

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

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 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...

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...

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

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

'Men have forgotten this truth,' said the fox. 'But you must not forget it. You...

'Men have forgotten this truth,' said the fox. 'But you must not forget it. You...

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

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

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...

For true love is inexhaustible; the more you give, the more you have. And if...

For true love is inexhaustible; the more you give, the more you have. And if...

The meaning of things lies not in the things themselves, but in our attitude towards...

The meaning of things lies not in the things themselves, but in our attitude towards...

The one thing that matters is the effort.

The one thing that matters is the effort.

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...

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...

There is no hope of joy except in human relations

There is no hope of joy except in human relations

There is no growth except in the fulfillment of obligations

There is no growth except in the fulfillment of obligations

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...

Only he can understand what a farm is, what a country is, who shall have...

Only he can understand what a farm is, what a country is, who shall have...

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...