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One is a member of a country, a profession, a civilization, a religion. One is not just a man.
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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The injustice of defeat lies in the fact that its most innocent victims are made to look like heartless accomplices. It is impossible to see behind defeat, the sacrifices, the austere performance of duty, the self-discipline and the vigilance that are there - those things the god of battle does not take account of.
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Make your life a dream, and a dream a reality.
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He who never says no is no true man.
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The tree is a slow, enduring force straining to win the sky.
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But the conceited man did not hear him. Conceited people never hear anything but praise.
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A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral.
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