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How could there be any question of acquiring or possessing, when the one thing needful for a man is to become - to be at last, and to die in the fullness of his being.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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How could there be any question of acquiring or possessing, when the one thing needful for a man is to become - to be at last, and to die in the fullness of his being. — Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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Antoine de Saint-Exupery was a Novelist from France (1900–1944).

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This quote is attributed to Antoine de Saint-Exupery, a Novelist from France.
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Antoine de Saint-Exupery lived from 1900 – 1944.