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The essential things in life are seen, not with the eyes but with the heart.

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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Defeat is a thing of weariness, of incoherence, of boredom, and above all futility.
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A goal without a pan is just a wish.
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