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Antoine de Saint-Exupery Quotes

Antoine de Saint-Exupery quotes

French Novelist June 29, 1900 – July 31, 1944

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Antoine de Saint-Exupery quote: "But, of course, for those of us who understand life, we would..."
But, of course, for those of us who understand life, we would not care less about figures. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Life always bursts the boundaries of formulas. Defeat may prove to have been the only path to resurrection, despite its ugliness. I take it for granted that to create a tree I condemn a seed to rot. If the first act of resistance comes too late it is doomed to defeat. But it is, nevertheless, the awakening of resistance. Life may grow from it as from a seed. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Antoine de Saint-Exupery quote: "But certainly, for us who understand life, figures are a..."
But certainly, for us who understand life, figures are a matter of indifference. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Antoine de Saint-Exupery quote: "If you tame me, it would be as if the sun came to shine on my..."
If you tame me, it would be as if the sun came to shine on my life. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
The notion of looking on at life has always been hateful to me. What am I if I am not a participant? In order to be, I must participate. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Antoine de Saint-Exupery quote: "Sometimes we behave as though there was something more..."
Sometimes we behave as though there was something more important than life. But what? Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Antoine de Saint-Exupery quote: "Life has meaning only if one barters it day by day for..."
Life has meaning only if one barters it day by day for something other than itself. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
For I do not want any one to read my book carelessly. I have suffered too much grief in setting down these memories. Six years have already passed since my friend went away from me, with his sheep. If I try to describe him here, it is to make sure that I shall not forget him. To forget a friend is sad. Not every one has had a friend. And if I forget him, I may become like the grown-ups who are no longer interested in anything but figures. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Grown-ups like numbers. When you tell them about a new friend, they never ask questions about what really matters. They never ask: "What does his voice sound like?" "What games does he like best?" "Does he collect butterflies?" They ask: "How old is he?" "How many brothers does he have?" "How much does he weigh?" "How much money does his father make?" Only then do they think they know him. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Good morning," said the little prince. Good morning," said the merchant. This was a merchant who sold pills that had been invented to quench thirst. You need only swallow one pill a week, and you would feel no need for anything to drink. Why are you selling those?" asked the little prince. Because they save a tremendous amount of time," said the merchant. "Computations have been made by experts. With these pills, you save fifty-three minutes in every week."And what do I do with those... Antoine de Saint-Exupery
To forget a friend is sad. Not every one has had a friend. And if I forget him, I may become like the grownups who are nolonger interested in anything but figures.. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
GOOD MORNING," said the little prince. "Good Morning," said the salesclerk. This was a salesclerk who sold pills invented to quench thirst. Swallow one a week and you no longer feel any need to drink."Why do you sell these pills?"They save so much time," the salesclerk said. "Experts have calculated that you can save fifty-three minutes a week."And what do you do with those fifty-three minutes?"Whatever you like."If I had fifty-three minutes to spend as I liked," the little prince said to... Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Antoine de Saint-Exupery quote: "To forget a friend is sad. Not everyone has had a friend."
To forget a friend is sad. Not everyone has had a friend. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
At one time I say to myself: "Surely not! The little prince shuts his flower under her glass globe every night, and he watches over his sheep very carefully . . ." Then I am happy. And there is sweetness in the laughter of all the stars. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
You, Bedouin of Libya who saved our lives, though you will dwell forever in my memory yet I shall never be able to recapture your features. You are Humanity and your face comes into my mind simply as man incarnate. You, our beloved fellowman, did not know who we might be, and yet you recognized us without fail. And I, in my turn, shall recognize you in the faces of all mankind. You came towards me in an aureole of charity and magnanimity bearing the gift of water. All my friends and all my... Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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