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

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...

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.

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...

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.

Night, the beloved. Night, when words fade and things come alive. When the destructive analysis...

Night, the beloved. Night, when words fade and things come alive. When the destructive analysis...

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...

What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step.

What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step.

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...

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...

Mad is the man who is forever gritting his teeth against that granite block, complete...

Mad is the man who is forever gritting his teeth against that granite block, complete...

A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add,...

A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add,...

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

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

Love is not just looking at each other, it's looking in the same direction.

Love is not just looking at each other, it's looking in the same direction.

There is no hope of joy except in human relations

There is no hope of joy except in human relations

True love begins when nothing is looked for in return.

True love begins when nothing is looked for in return.

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...

Perhaps love is the process of my leading you gently back to yourself.

Perhaps love is the process of my leading you gently back to yourself.

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

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

A chief is a man who assumes responsibility. He says I was beaten, he does...

A chief is a man who assumes responsibility. He says I was beaten, he does...

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...