We say nothing essential about the cathedral when we speak of its ston…

Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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We say nothing essential about the cathedral when we speak of its stones. We say nothing essential about Man when we seek to define him by the qualities of men. ✨ Antoine de Saint Exupery (1942). Flight to Arras
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