The notion of looking on at life has always been h — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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.
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Peace is present when man can see the face that is composed of things that have meaning and are in their place. Peace is present when things form part of a whole greater than their sum, as the diverse minerals in the …
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True love begins when nothing is looked for in return. The Wisdom of the Sands
Experience shows us that love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking together in the same direction. Terre des Hommes (translated as ‘Wind, Sand and Stars’, 1939) ch. 8
To be a man is, precisely, to be responsible.
Force always attracts men of low morality.
Albert Einstein
Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame.
Benjamin Franklin
The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.
Albert Einstein
Desire makes everything blossom; possession makes everything wither and fade. Les Plaisirs et les Jours (1896)
Marcel Proust
Albert Einstein
Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame.
Benjamin Franklin
The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.
Albert Einstein
Desire makes everything blossom; possession makes everything wither and fade. Les Plaisirs et les Jours (1896)
Marcel Proust