Antoine De Saint-Exupery

"A pile of rocks ceases to be a rock when somebody contemplates it with the idea of a cathedral in mind. "

"A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral. "

"All men have the stars, but they do not mean the same things for different people. For some they are guides, for others, no more than little lights in the sky. But all these are silent. You--you alone have the stars as no one else has them "

"Grown-ups never understand anything for themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them. "

"He who has gone, so we but cherish his memory, abides with us, more potent, nay, more present than the living man. "

"He who would travel happily must travel light. "

"If someone wants a sheep, then that means that he exists. "

"It is in the compelling zest of high adventure and of victory, and in creative action, that man finds his supreme joys. "

"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly what is essential is invisible to the eye. "

"Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh. "

"Life has taught us that love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking outward together in the same direction. "

"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. "

"Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. "

"The aeroplane has unveiled for us the true face of the earth. "

"The censure of those who are opposed to us, is the highest commendation that can be given us. "

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

"What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step. It is always the same step, but you have to take it. "

"When you give yourself, you receive more than you give. "