I don’t believe you! Flowers are weak creatures. They are naive. They reassure themselves as best they can. They believe that their thorns are terrible weapons...
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Flowers Naivety, Strength, Vulnerability, Nature, Self-Doubt, Protection
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“One man may hit the mark, another blunder; but heed not these distinctions. Only from the alliance of the one, working with and through the other, are great things born.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Teamwork, Collaborative Success, Partnership, Unity, Achievement, Growth
Antoine de Saint-Exupery Teamwork, Collaborative Success, Partnership, Unity, Achievement, Growth“It was the contemplation of God that created men who were equal, for it was in God that they were equal.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
God Equality, Faith, Contemplation, Unity, Spirituality, Humanity
Antoine de Saint-Exupery God Equality, Faith, Contemplation, Unity, Spirituality, Humanity“Confuse not love with the raptures of possession, which bring the cruellest of sufferings. For, notwithstanding the general opinion, love does not cause suffering: what causes it is the sense of ownership, which is love’s opposite.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Love Possession, Suffering Ownership, Emotional Pain, Attachment, Heartache, Freedom
Antoine de Saint-Exupery Love Possession, Suffering Ownership, Emotional Pain, Attachment, Heartache, Freedom“Action and personal happiness have no truck with each other; they are eternally at war.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Action, Happiness, Conflict, Personal Growth, Life, War
Antoine de Saint-Exupery Action, Happiness, Conflict, Personal Growth, Life, War“To love is not to look at one another: it is to look, together, in the same direction.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Mutual Love, Shared Vision, Partnership, Unity, Understanding, Relationship
Antoine de Saint-Exupery Mutual Love, Shared Vision, Partnership, Unity, Understanding, Relationship“Experience will guide us to the rules. You cannot make rules precede practical experience.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Learning Through Experience, Rule Creation, Life Lessons, Guidance, Wisdom, Knowledge
Antoine de Saint-Exupery Learning Through Experience, Rule Creation, Life Lessons, Guidance, Wisdom, Knowledge“She knew this man’s smile, his gentle ways of love, but not his godlike fury in the storm. She might snare him in a fragile net of music, love and flowers, but, at each departure, he would break forth without, it seemed to her, the least regret.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Emotional Complexity, Passionate Love, Inner Fury, Relationships, Unpredictability, Storm
Antoine de Saint-Exupery Emotional Complexity, Passionate Love, Inner Fury, Relationships, Unpredictability, Storm“Perfection is finally attained not when there is no longer anything to add but when there is no longer anything to take away, when a body has been stripped down to its nakedness.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Design Perfection, Minimalism, Simplicity, Clarity, Purity, Excellence
Antoine de Saint-Exupery Design Perfection, Minimalism, Simplicity, Clarity, Purity, Excellence“The essential is invisible to the eyes.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Invisible Truth, Essential Meaning, Life’s Essence, Spiritual Vision, Depth, Perception
Antoine de Saint-Exupery Invisible Truth, Essential Meaning, Life’s Essence, Spiritual Vision, Depth, Perception“We are prudent people. We are afraid to let go of our petty reality in order to grasp at a great shadow.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Fear Of Change, Prudent Choices, Life Reality, Comfort Zone, Courage, Growth
Antoine de Saint-Exupery Fear Of Change, Prudent Choices, Life Reality, Comfort Zone, Courage, Growth“I don’t believe you! Flowers are weak creatures. They are naive. They reassure themselves as best they can. They believe that their thorns are terrible weapons...” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Flowers Naivety, Strength, Vulnerability, Nature, Self-Doubt, Protection
Antoine de Saint-Exupery Flowers Naivety, Strength, Vulnerability, Nature, Self-Doubt, Protection“I have no right, by anything I do or say, to demean a human being in his own eyes. What matters is not what I think of him; it is what he thinks of himself. To undermine a man’s self-respect is a sin.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Self-Respect, Human Dignity, Respect, Integrity, Empathy, Morality
Antoine de Saint-Exupery Self-Respect, Human Dignity, Respect, Integrity, Empathy, Morality“War is not an adventure. It is a disease. It is like typhus.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
War Reality, Destructive Forces, War Impact, Disease, Suffering, Conflict
Antoine de Saint-Exupery War Reality, Destructive Forces, War Impact, Disease, Suffering, Conflict“True love is inexhaustible; the more you give, the more you have.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Unconditional Love, Infinite Love, Selflessness, Love Energy, Giving, Connection
Antoine de Saint-Exupery Unconditional Love, Infinite Love, Selflessness, Love Energy, Giving, Connection“Grown-ups like numbers.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Numbers Adults, Grown-ups, Life, Structure, Logic, Simplicity
Antoine de Saint-Exupery Numbers Adults, Grown-ups, Life, Structure, Logic, Simplicity“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.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Communication, Progress, Technology, Humanity, Connection, Transport
Antoine de Saint-Exupery Communication, Progress, Technology, Humanity, Connection, Transport“Only the unknown frightens men. But once a man has faced the unknown, that terror becomes the known.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Fear, Unknown, Courage, Facing Fears, Growth, Life
Antoine de Saint-Exupery Fear, Unknown, Courage, Facing Fears, Growth, Life“Life always bursts the boundaries of formulas.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Life Unpredictability, Breaking Limits, Freedom, Change, Growth, Nature
Antoine de Saint-Exupery Life Unpredictability, Breaking Limits, Freedom, Change, Growth, Nature