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When you want to build a ship, then do not drum the men together in order to procure wood, to give instructions or to distribute the work, but teach them longing for the wide endless sea.

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
Autobiographer
Essayist
Illustrator
Journalist
Novelist
Philosopher
Poet
Writer
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Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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Giving
Endless
Instructions
Work
Wide
Drum
Men
Sea
Wood
Build
Ship
Teach
Instruction
Order
Ships
Give
Longing
Procure
Together
Woods
Distribute

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