The grandeur of a profession is…above all, uniting men: there is only one true luxury, that of human relationships.
– Antoine de SaintExupry
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- A chief is a man who assumes responsibility. He says ‘I was beaten’, he does not say ‘My men were beaten. – Antoine de SaintExupry
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- Language is the source of misunderstandings. – Antoine de SaintExupry
- In silence alone does a man’s truth bind itself together and strike root. – Antoine de SaintExupry
- He fell as gently as a tree falls. There was not even any sound.. – Antoine de SaintExupry
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