Saint-Exupery
The Watchman
One sees clearly only with the heart. Antoine flew. And wrote. He knew the essential is invisible to the eyes.
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Era
Life and journey
Antoine flew over deserts. died on mission in 1944.
Their thought
Ethics of responsibility. being man means being responsible.
What they leave us
The Little Prince is a lesson in universal brotherhood.
Major works
The Little Prince (1943).
Wind, Sand and Stars (1939).
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6 quotes
“On ne voit bien qu'avec le coeur. L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to the eye.”
— Inconnu
“Fais de ta vie un rêve, et d'un rêve, une réalité.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“Make your life a dream, and a dream, a reality.”
— Inconnu
“Le plus beau métier d'homme est le métier d'unir les hommes.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“The most beautiful profession of man is the profession of bringing men together.”
— Inconnu
“Aimer, ce n'est pas se regarder l'un l'autre, c'est regarder ensemble dans la même direction.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“To love is not to look at each other, it is to look together in the same direction.”
— Inconnu
“On est responsable pour toujours de ce qu'on a apprivoisé.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“One is forever responsible for what one has tamed.”
— Inconnu
“Si tu veux construire un bateau, ne rassemble pas tes hommes pour leur donner des ordres... donne-leur l'envie de la mer.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“If you want to build a ship, don't gather your men to give them orders... make them long for the sea.”
— Inconnu
