Antoine de Saint-Exupery Quotes

The seed haunted by the sun never fails to find its way between the stones in the ground. And the pure logician, if no sun draws him forth, remains entangled in his logic.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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• The seed haunted by the sun never fails to find its way between the stones in the ground. And the pure logician, if no sun draws him forth, remains entangled in his logic.

  

  Antoine de Saint-Exupery
  • Logic
  • Stones
  • Fails