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Look at the sky. Ask yourselves: Has the sheep eaten the flower, yes or no? And you will see how everything changes.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Age: 44 †
Born: 1900
Born: June 29
Died: 1944
Died: July 31
Aircraft Pilot
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Horror causes men to clench their fists, and in horror men join together.
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The one thing that matters is the effort. It continues, whereas the end to be attained is but an illusion of the climber, as he fares on and on from crest to crest and once the goal is reached it has no meaning.
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* if someone loves a flower, of which just one single blossom grows, in all the millions of stars, it is enough to make him happy just to look at the stars.
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The time for action is now. It's never too late to do something.
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It's a question of discipline, the little prince told me later on. When you've finished washing and dressing each morning, you must tend your planet.
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A sky as pure as water bathed the stars and brought them out.
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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.
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The wind in the grain is the caress to the spouse it is the hand of peace stroking her hair.
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