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Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

French writer

Lived from: 1900 - 1944

Category: Writers (Contemporary) Country: FlagFrance

Born: 29 june 1900 Died: 31 july 1944

  • To be a man is to be responsible. It is to feel shame at the sight of what seems to be unmerited misery. It is to take pride in a victory won by one's comrades. It is to feel, when setting one's stone, that one is contributing to the building of the world.
  • Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
  • A pile of rocks ceases to be a rock when somebody contemplates it with the idea of a cathedral in mind.
  • For true love is inexhaustible; the more you give, the more you have. And if you go to draw at the true fountainhead, the more water you draw, the more abundant is its flow.
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  • 'Men have forgotten this truth,' said the fox. 'But you must not forget it. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.'.
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  • A chief is a man who assumes responsibility. He says "I was beaten," he does not say "My men were beaten".
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  • A civilization is built on what is required of men, not on that which is provided for them.
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  • More wisdom is latent in things as they are than in all the words men use.
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  • One can be a brother only in something. Where there is no tie that binds men, men are not united but merely lined up.
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  • Only the unknown frightens men. But once a man has faced the unknown, that terror becomes the known.
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  • Transport of the mails, transport of the human voice, transport of flickering pictures-in this century as in others our highest accomplishments still have the single aim of bringing men together.
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  • We say nothing essential about the cathedral when we speak of its stones. We say nothing essential about Man when we seek to define him by the qualities of men.
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What are the most famous quotes from Antoine de Saint-Exupery?

The two most famous quotes from Antoine de Saint-Exupery are:

  • "'Men have forgotten this truth,' said the fox. 'But you must not forget it. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.'."
  • "A chief is a man who assumes responsibility. He says "I was beaten," he does not say "My men were beaten"."

When did Antoine de Saint-Exupery live?

Antoine de Saint-Exupery was born in 1900 and died in the year 1944.