The one thing that matters is the effort. It continues, whereas the end to be attained is but an illusion of the climber, as he fares on and on from crest to crest; and once the goal is reached it has no meaning.

Truth is not that which is demonstrable but that which is ineluctable.

If you want to build a ship, teach the men to yearn for the vast and endless sea.

I am very fond of sunsets. Come, let us go look at a sunset.

And now here is my secret, a very simple secret; it is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye.

If France is to be judged, judge her not by the effects of her defeat but by her readiness to sacrifice herself.

One must observe the proper rites.