“But certainly, for us who understand life, figures are a matter of indifference.”
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Antoine De Saint-Exupery
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“But certainly, for us who understand life, figures are a matter of indifference.”
“„Nu cunoști decat lucrurile pe care le imblanzesti, spuse vulpea. Oamenii nu mai au timp sa cunoasca nimic. Cumpara lucruri de-a gata de la negustori. Dar, cum nu exista negustori de prieten...”
“I wonder,” he said, “whether the stars are set alight in heaven so that one day each one of us may find his own again...”