Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
beautiful seen toucched felt heart
“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)
Perfection - take away
“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)
goal plan wish
“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)
saves man step another
“What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step.”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944)
no one satisfied is
“No one is ever satisfied where he is.”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944)
words source misunderstanding language
“Words are the source of misunderstandings.”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944)
time action now never too late
“The time for action is now. It's never too late to do something.”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944)
eyes blind look heart
“But eyes are blind. You have to look with the heart.”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944)
meaning life discover mold
“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)
future task foresee enable
"As for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it."
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944)
meaning things attitude
"The meaning of things lies not in the things themselves, but in our attitude towards them."
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944)
hapiness joy deeds well done zest create new
"True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new."
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944)
attitude paintbrush color eveything
"Attitude is a paintbrush. It colors everything!"
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944)
truth demonstrable ineluctable
"Truth is not that which is demonstrable but that which is ineluctable."
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944)
important strive goal visible mind spirit
"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)
one thing matters effort
"The one thing that matters is the effort."
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944)
tree seed trunk timber enduring force straining win sky
"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)
pile stone contemplate cathedral
“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)