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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-Exupery
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Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Age: 44 †
Born: 1900
Born: June 29
Died: 1944
Died: July 31
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But the conceited man did not hear him. Conceited people never hear anything but praise.
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In order to cure a feeling of malaise, you have to throw light on it.
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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 you tame me, it would be as if the sun came to shine on my life.
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Sorrow is one of the vibrations that prove the fact of living.
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Intelligence is not creative judgment is not creative. If a sculptor is nothing but skill and mind, his hands will be without genius.
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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.
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You give birth to that on which you fix your mind
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