Antoine De Saint-Exupery quotes

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

" Love is not just looking at each other, it's looking in the same direction. " # Love

" What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step. " # Action

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

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

" How could drops of water know themselves to be a river? Yet the river flows on. " # Meaning of Life

" The one thing that matters is the effort. " # Effort

" The injustice of defeat lies in the fact that its most innocent victims are made to look like heartless accomplices. It is impossible to see behind defeat, the sacrifices, the austere performance of duty, the self-discipline and the vigilance that are there -- those things the god of battle does not take account of. " # Defeat # Freedom # Duty

" The machine does not isolate man from the great problems of nature but plunges him more deeply into them. " # Machinery # Nature # Change

" The aeroplane has unveiled for us the true face of the earth. " # Airplane and Aviation # Freedom # Power