ANTOINE DE SAINT EXUPERY QUOTES
An Antoine de Saint Exupéry quote:
From this dashing adventurer poet a favourite of Antoine de Saint Exupéry quotes: “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.”
Many of his stories are drawn from his varied life experiences. A quote from Antoine de Saint Exupery could be drawn from one of the following works: L'Aviateur, Southern Mail, Night Flight, Wind, Sand and Stars, Flight to Arras, Letter to a Hostage, The Little Prince and The Wisdom of the Sands
Antoine de Saint Exupéry
Born: 29 June, 1900
Died: 31 July 1944, plane crashed into sea off the coast of Marseille
Nationality: French
Education: Studied architecture, but trained as pilot during WW 1
Occupation: Pilot, writer, illustrator
Interests: A rugged individualist and adventurer, had many affairs, loved flying.
Spouse: In 1931 he married married Consuelo Suncin Sandoval Zeceña of Gómez
Comment: Pioneer in international postal flight. Saint-Exupéry International Airport in Lyon is named after him. Any of his stories are autobiographical. Most famous for The Little Prince.
This is a favourite quote from Antoine de Saint Exupery:
“It is in the compelling zest of high adventure
and of victory, and in creative action, that man
finds his supreme joys.”
- Antoine de Saint Exupéry -
An Antoine de Saint Exupéry quote to add lustre to your day:
1. “Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them.” - Antoine de Saint Exupéry
2. "If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.” - Antoine de Saint Exupéry
3. “The meaning of things lies not in the things themselves, but in our attitude towards them.” - Antoine de Saint Exupéry
4. “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.” - Antoine de Saint Exupéry
5. “To be a man is, precisely, to be responsible.” - Antoine de Saint Exupéry
6. “When you give yourself, you receive more than you give.” - Antoine de Saint Exupéry
7. “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.” - Antoine de Saint Exupéry
8. “I know but one freedom, and that is the freedom of the mind.” - Antoine de Saint Exupéry
9. “You do not inherit the earth of your ancestors, you borrow it from your children.” - Antoine de Saint Exupéry
10. “A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral.” - Antoine de Saint Exupéry
