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[–] 17 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Two of my favorite are from Antoine de Saint-Exupery:

"What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well."

"We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children." (Also attributed as a Native American proverb)

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago

    I kinda disagree with the first one. Plenty of places which do not support humans are beautiful. And I don't like the implication that to be beautiful, you must be hostile with hidden kindness underneath. I don't know if that's how Antoine meant it, though.

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