To build requires patience; to destroy requires only a momen... - Léopold Sédar Senghor

This quote is attributed to Léopold Sédar Senghor.

"To build requires patience; to destroy requires only a moment."

Léopold Sédar Senghor Patience

President, Poet Senegalese 1906–2001

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