I have always loved the desert. One sits down on a desert sand dune, sees nothing, hears nothing. Yet through the silence something throbs, and gleams...
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Desert Silence, Nature’s Beauty, Tranquil Moments, Peaceful Solitude, Reflection, Serenity
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“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“Surely a man needs a closed place wherein he may strike root and, like the seed, become. But also he needs the great Milky Way above him and the vast sea spaces, though neither stars nor ocean serve his daily needs.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Man, Roots, Nature, Growth, Vastness, Need
Antoine de Saint-Exupery Man, Roots, Nature, Growth, Vastness, Need“The strong are strengthened by reverses; the trouble is that the true meaning of events scores next to nothing in the match we play with men. Appearances decide our gains or losses and the points are trumpery. And a mere semblance of defeat may hopelessly checkmate us.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Strength In Adversity, Life Appearances, Personal Growth, Struggle, Resilience, Success
Antoine de Saint-Exupery Strength In Adversity, Life Appearances, Personal Growth, Struggle, Resilience, Success“You do not explain the tree by telling of the water it has drunk, the minerals it has absorbed, and the sunlight that strengthened it.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Natural Growth, Tree Symbolism, Life Process, Simplicity, Nature, Wisdom
Antoine de Saint-Exupery Natural Growth, Tree Symbolism, Life Process, Simplicity, Nature, Wisdom“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“If I had fifty-three minutes to spend as I liked, I should walk at my leisure toward a spring of fresh water.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Time, Freedom, Leisure, Simplicity, Nature, Peace
Antoine de Saint-Exupery Time, Freedom, Leisure, Simplicity, Nature, Peace“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“What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Desert Beauty, Hidden Treasures, Exploration, Hope, Discovery, Nature
Antoine de Saint-Exupery Desert Beauty, Hidden Treasures, Exploration, Hope, Discovery, Nature“True love is visible not to the eyes but to the heart, for eyes may be deceived.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Love, Heart, Vision, Deception, Truth, Feelings
Antoine de Saint-Exupery Love, Heart, Vision, Deception, Truth, Feelings“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“I saw the sunset forty-four times!” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Sunset Time, Life, Memory, Nature, Beauty, Reflection
Antoine de Saint-Exupery Sunset Time, Life, Memory, Nature, Beauty, Reflection“For there is but one problem – the problem of human relations. We forget that there is no hope or joy except in human relations.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Human Relations, Connection, Relationships, Communication, Joy, Understanding
Antoine de Saint-Exupery Human Relations, Connection, Relationships, Communication, Joy, Understanding“A man has many parts, he is virtually everything, and you are free to select in him that part which pleases you.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Identity, Choice, Self, Individuality, Perspective, Freedom
Antoine de Saint-Exupery Identity, Choice, Self, Individuality, Perspective, Freedom“One must require from each one the duty which each one can perform. Accepted authority rests first of all on reason.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Duty Authority, Responsibility, Reason, Leadership, Justice, Power
Antoine de Saint-Exupery Duty Authority, Responsibility, Reason, Leadership, Justice, Power“Love, like a carefully loaded ship, crosses the gulf between the generations.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Generational Love, Timeless Bond, Family Connection, Love, Legacy, Relationships
Antoine de Saint-Exupery Generational Love, Timeless Bond, Family Connection, Love, Legacy, Relationships“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“The thing that is important is the thing that is not seen.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Invisible Truth, Hidden Value, Life Meaning, Unseen Essence, Perception, Understanding
Antoine de Saint-Exupery Invisible Truth, Hidden Value, Life Meaning, Unseen Essence, Perception, Understanding“But certainly, for us who understand life, figures are a matter of indifference.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Life Figures, Understanding, Perspective, Meaning, Knowledge, Philosophy
Antoine de Saint-Exupery Life Figures, Understanding, Perspective, Meaning, Knowledge, Philosophy