Alberto Santos-Dumont Quotes

To propel a dirigible balloon through the air is like pushing a candle through a brick wall.

Alberto Santos-Dumont

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• To propel a dirigible balloon through the air is like pushing a candle through a brick wall.

  

  Alberto Santos-Dumont
  • Wall
  • Pushing
  • Candle