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Because I had to know where that quote was from: http://quoteinvestigator.com/2015/08/25/sea/ http://quoteinvestigator.com/2015/08/25/sea/ (summary: probably pa
by ethbro 10y ago
Because I had to know where that quote was from: http://quoteinvestigator.com/2015/08/25/sea/ http://quoteinvestigator.com/2015/08/25/sea/ (summary: probably paraphrased French aviator and writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)
The perhaps original inspiration is equally beautiful (rendered from French):
One will weave the canvas; another will fell a tree by the light of his ax. Yet another will forge nails, and there will be others who observe the stars to learn how to navigate. And yet all will be as one. Building a boat isn’t about weaving canvas, forging nails, or reading the sky. It’s about giving a shared taste for the sea, by the light of which you will see nothing contradictory but rather a community of love.
- RKoutnik 10y agoI hadn't heard the full quote - that is beautiful. Thanks for sourcing it!