We say nothing essential about the cathedral when we speak of its stones. We say nothing essential about Man when we seek to define him by the qualities of men.

Quote by Antoine De Saint-Exupery

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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.

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

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

True love begins when nothing is looked for in return.

True love begins when nothing is looked for in return.

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...

Sorrow is one of the vibrations that prove the fact of living

Sorrow is one of the vibrations that prove the fact of living

They never say to you, 'What does his voice sound like? What games does he...

They never say to you, 'What does his voice sound like? What games does he...

I know but one freedom, and that is the freedom of the mind.

I know but one freedom, and that is the freedom of the mind.

Before you go and criticize the younger generation, just remember who raised them.

Before you go and criticize the younger generation, just remember who raised them.

There is no hope of joy except in human relations.

There is no hope of joy except in human relations.

There is no hope of joy except in human relations

There is no hope of joy except in human relations

I know but one freedom and that is the freedom of the mind.

I know but one freedom and that is the freedom of the mind.

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

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...

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...

Perfection is finally attained not when there is no longer anything to add but when...

Perfection is finally attained not when there is no longer anything to add but when...

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...

Charity never humiliated him who profited from it, nor ever bound him by the chains...

Charity never humiliated him who profited from it, nor ever bound him by the chains...

To be a man is, precisely, to be responsible.

To be a man is, precisely, to be responsible.

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...

One can be a brother only in something. Where there is no tie that binds...

One can be a brother only in something. Where there is no tie that binds...