A country or a farm
A profound distinction, in my view, between a sum of parts and a sum of gifts. And does this just...
As fabulous as …
A marvelously original simile for 'fabulous', found in this slim, exquisitely written book by Saint-Exupery. Something resonant in that phrase,...
What is civilization?
Saint-Exupéry has a knack for razor-sharp insights into the nature of big things: peace, war, civilization. Here he seems somewhat...
The individual and humankind
Beneath the froth and ferment of daily news, there is often a working through of the relationship between individual freedom...
What is war?
Saint-Exupery wrote a slim, subtle stream-of-consciousness account of a futile aerial reconnaissance flight over enemy occupied territory which he had...
As indispensable as …
A life-line for a Second World War pilot was the rubber tube. Saint-Exupéry's account vividly describes the physicality and encumbrance...
Of freedom
Ever to the point, Saint-Exupery saw sharply to the heart of things. This comment resonates with me after having observed...
One thing at a time
Saint-Exupery zooms in on the limited reach of our consciousness, with a manifest personal example.
The field of consciousness...
Humankind in one man
A thoughtful comment by Saint-Exupéry, whose slim Flight to Arras is packed with insights into the nature of civilization, peace,...
The seeds of civilization
Saint-Exupéry uses wheat as a metaphor for civilization, seeds stored and sown in order to take root in people, something...
Of anguish and identity
Witnessing various global unravellings, this simple assertion by the wise Saint-Exupery makes one wonder if we will ever learn to...
Mineral metaphor
Saint-Exupery takes your breath away with the originality of his metaphors. That peace is greater than the sum of its...
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