Antoine De SaintExupery Quotes

A collection of quotes by Antoine De SaintExupery.

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was a French writer and aviator born on June 29, 1900, in Lyon, France. He is best known for his novella "The Little Prince," which has become one of the most translated and best-selling books in the world.

Growing up in an aristocratic family, Saint-Exupéry developed a fascination with aviation from an early age. He began his aviation career as a pioneering airmail pilot, flying dangerous routes across the African deserts and South America. These experiences later provided inspiration for his writings.

During World War II, Saint-Exupéry joined the French Air Force as a reconnaissance pilot. He went on numerous daring missions, but in 1944, his plane mysteriously disappeared during a mission over the Mediterranean Sea. His death remains a mystery to this day.

Throughout his life, Saint-Exupéry's passion for aviation and writing were intertwined. His works often explored themes of adventure, the human spirit, and the importance of finding one's true purpose in life. Besides "The Little Prince," his notable works include "Night Flight" and "Wind, Sand and Stars," which was awarded the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française in 1939.

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's legacy lives on through his timeless writings that continue to captivate readers of all ages, as well as through his contributions to the early days of aviation.

Charity never humiliated him who profited from it, nor ever

Charity never humiliated him who profited from it, nor ever bound him by the chains of gratitude, since it was not to him but to God that the gift was made.

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Charity

A civilization is built on what is required of men, not on t

A civilization is built on what is required of men, not on that which is provided for them.

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Civilization

What was my body to me? A kind of flunkey in my service. Let

What was my body to me? A kind of flunkey in my service. Let but my anger wax hot, my love grow exalted, my hatred collect in me, and that boasted solidarity between me and my body was gone.

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Man Mankind

More wisdom is latent in things as they are than in all the

More wisdom is latent in things as they are than in all the words men use.

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Wisdom

What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step.

What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step.

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Action(s)

He who would travel happily must travel light

He who would travel happily must travel light

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Life

I have no right to say or do anything that diminishes a man

I have no right to say or do anything that diminishes a man in his own eyes. What matters is not what I think of him, but what he thinks of himself. Hurting a man in his dignity is a crime.

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Insults

And now here is my secret, a very simple secret; it is only

And now here is my secret, a very simple secret; it is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye.

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Heart

Night, the beloved. Night, when words fade and things come a

Night, the beloved. Night, when words fade and things come alive. When the destructive analysis of day is done, and all that is truly important becomes whole and sound again. When man reassembles his fragmentary self and grows with the calm of a tree.

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Night

When the body sinks into death, the essence of man is reveal

When the body sinks into death, the essence of man is revealed. Man is a knot, a web, a mesh into which relationships are tied. Only those relationships matter. The body is an old crock that nobody will miss. I have never known a man to think of himself when dying. Never.

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Death

For true love is inexhaustible; the more you give, the more

For true love is inexhaustible; the more you give, the more you have. And if you go to draw at the true fountainhead, the more water you draw, the more abundant is its flow.

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Love