Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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“The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched, they are felt with the heart.”

― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944)

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“And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”

― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944)

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“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”

― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944)

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“A goal without a plan is just a wish.”

― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944)

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If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.”

― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944)

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

― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944)

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“No one is ever satisfied where he is.”

― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944)

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“Words are the source of misunderstandings.”

― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944)

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“The time for action is now. It's never too late to do something.”

― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944)

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“But eyes are blind. You have to look with the heart.”

― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944)

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“Each man must look to himself to teach him the meaning of life. It is not something discovered: it is something molded.”

― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944)

freedom mind

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

― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944)

dream devour life

"Let your dream devour your life, not your life devour your dream."

― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944)

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

― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944)

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

― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944)

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"True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new."

― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944)

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"Attitude is a paintbrush. It colors everything!"

― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944)

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"Truth is not that which is demonstrable but that which is ineluctable."

― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944)

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"The important thing is to strive toward a goal which is not immediately visible. That goal is not the concern of the mind, but of the spirit."

― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944)

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"The one thing that matters is the effort."

― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944)

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"The tree is more than first a seed, then a stem, then a living trunk, and then dead timber. The tree is a slow, enduring force straining to win the sky."

― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944)

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“A Pile Of Rocks Ceases To Be A Rock When Somebody Contemplates It With The Idea Of A Cathedral In Mind.

― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944)