Perfection is finally attained not when there is no longer anything to add but when there is no longer anything to take away, when a body has been stripped down to its nakedness.

Quote by Antoine De Saint-Exupery

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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...

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...

A civilization is built on what is required of men, not on that which is...

A civilization is built on what is required of men, not on that which 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...

Love does not cause suffering: what causes it is the sense of ownership, which is...

Love does not cause suffering: what causes it is the sense of ownership, which 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...

'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...

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...

As for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it.

As for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

Whoever loves above all the approach of love will never know the joy of attaining...

Whoever loves above all the approach of love will never know the joy of attaining...

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...

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...

Of what worth are convictions that bring not suffering?

Of what worth are convictions that bring not suffering?

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

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