Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900-1944) was a French aviator and writer whose fable 'The Little Prince' has become the most translated non-religious book in history. His aviation memoirs - 'Night Flight,' 'Wind, Sand and Stars' - transformed the experience of early flight into philosophical meditation on courage, responsibility, and human connection.

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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's Other Quotes

One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to the eyes.

If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood... teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.

You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.

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