112 ordspråk av Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry föddes den June 29th 1900 och dog den 31 July 1944 - of 'The Little Prince'.
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 The greatness of a craft consists firstly in how it brings comradeship to men.

 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.

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

 The machine does not isolate us from the great problems of nature but plunges us more deeply into them

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

 The notion of looking on at life has always been hateful to me. What am I if I am not a participant? In order to be, I must participate.

 The one thing that matters is the effort.

 The time for action is now. It's never too late to do something.

 There is a cheap literature that speaks to us of the need of escape. It is true that when we travel we are in search of distance. But distance is not to be found. It melts away. And escape has never led anywhere. The moment a man finds that he must play the races, go the Arctic, or make war in order to feel himself alive, that man has begin to spin the strands that bind him to other men and to the world. But what wretched strands! A civilization that is really strong fills man to the brim, though he never stir. What are we worth when motionless, is the question.

 There is no growth except in the fulfillment of obligations

 There is no hope of joy except in human relations.

 There is no joy except in human relationships

 They never say to you, 'What does his voice sound like? What games does he love best? Does he collect butterflies?' Instead, they demand 'How old is he? How many brothers has he? How much does he weigh? How much money does his father make?' Only from

 To be a man is to be responsible. It is to feel shame at the sight of what seems to be unmerited misery. It is to take pride in a victory won by one's comrades. It is to feel, when setting one's stone, that one is contributing to the building of the

 To be a man is, precisely, to be responsible.


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