Antoine de Saint-Exupery Quotes

You do not explain the tree by telling of the water it has drunk, the minerals it has absorbed, and the sunlight that strengthened it.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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• You do not explain the tree by telling of the water it has drunk, the minerals it has absorbed, and the sunlight that strengthened it.

  

  Antoine de Saint-Exupery
  • Drunk
  • Explain
  • Sunlight