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When a pilot dies in the harness his death seems something that inheres in the craft itself, and in the beginning the hurt it brings is perhaps less than the pain sprung of a different death. Assuredly he has vanished, has undergone his ultimate mutation; but his presence is still not missed as deeply as we might miss bread. For in this craft we ta
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« Et voilà tout pareil... » Il avait craint de trouver les choses différentes et voici qu’il souffrait de les découvrir si semblables. Il n’attendait plus des rencontres, des amitiés qu’un ennui vague. De
Antoine de Saint Exupéry • Courrier sud (French Edition)
Guillaumet was one among those bold and generous men who had taken upon themselves the task of spreading their foliage over bold and generous horizons. To be a man is, precisely, 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 setti
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But what a strange lesson in geography I was given! Guillaumet did not teach Spain to me, he made the country my friend. He did not talk about provinces, or peoples, or livestock. Instead of telling me about Guadix, he spoke of three orange-trees on the edge of the town: “Beware of those trees. Better mark them on the map.” And those three orange-t
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When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him.
Walker Percy • A Confederacy of Dunces
“He who can go to the fountain does not go to the water-jar.”
Walter Isaacson • Leonardo da Vinci
“I could tell by different signs that the end was coming. For instance, I had to stop every two or three hours to cut my shoes open a bit more and massage my swollen feet. Or maybe my heart would be going too fast. But I was beginning to lose my memory. I had been going on a long time when suddenly I realized that every time I stopped I forgot some
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Children must be very indulgent to the grown-ups.
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry • The Little Prince
Jean Mermoz eut sa demeure pendant une année à Barcelone. Je crois cependant que tout voyageur désœuvré et vigilant a connu, en deux semaines de séjour, cette ville mieux que lui. Le travail de Mermoz explique ce fait singulier. Mais aussi le manque de curiosité, d'intérêt et, pour tout dire, l'indifférence. Mermoz, quand il vécut en Espagne, eut c
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