"He fell as gently as a tree..." - Quote by Antoine De Saint Exupery
He fell as gently as a tree falls. There was not even any sound.
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“What sets men at variance is but the treachery of language, for always they desire the same things.”
“If you are to be, you must begin by assuming responsibility. You alone are responsible for every moment of your life, for every one of your acts.”
“We are prudent people. We are afraid to let go of our petty reality in order to grasp at a great shadow.”
More on Death
“Don't give your sons money. Give them horses. Many a good son has been ruined through the acquisition of money but no good son has been ruined through the acquisition of horses. Unless they fell and broke their neck, which when taken at the gallop is a very good death to die.”
“"Does all the beauty of the world stop when you die?" "No," said the Old Oak; "it will last much longer - longer than I can even think of." "Well, then," said the little May-fly, "we have the same time to live; only we reckon differently.”
“Death is not natural for a state as it is for a human being, for whom death is not only necessary, but frequently even desirable.”
More on Peace
“A circle of lovely, quiet people becomes the ring on my finger.”
“Inner disarmament, external disarmament; these must go together, you see. Peace is not just mere absence of violence - genuine peace must start in each individual heart.”
“How vile and despicable war seems to me! I would rather be hacked to pieces than take part in such an abominable business.”