saint-exupery Quotes

“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.”

“Life has meaning only if one barters it day by day for something other than itself.”

“One can be a brother only in something. Where there is no tie that binds men, men are not united but merely lined up.”

“Once men are caught up in an event, they cease to be afraid. Only the unknown frightens men.”

“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.'”

“The meaning of things lies not in the things themselves, but in our attitude towards them.”

“True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new.”

“Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.”

“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.”