Antoine De Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince Quotes
A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral.
You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.
I have lived a great deal among grown-ups. I have seen them intimately, close at hand. And that hasn’t much improved my opinion of them.
But the conceited man did not hear him. Conceited people never hear anything but praise.
It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important.
Well, I must endure the presence of a few caterpillars if I wish to become acquainted with the butterflies.
Sometimes, there is no harm in putting off a piece of work until another day.
I did not know how to reach him, how to catch up with him... The land of tears is so mysterious.
The proof that the little prince existed is that he was charming, that he laughed, and that he was looking for a sheep. If anybody wants a sheep, that is a proof that he exists.
And the little prince broke into a lovely peal of laughter, which irritated me very much. I like my misfortunes to be taken seriously.
To forget a friend is sad. Not everyone has had a friend.
But if you come at just any time, I shall never know at what hour my heart is to be ready to greet you.
I remembered the fox. One runs the risk of crying a bit if one allows oneself to be tamed.
If I am attempting to describe him, it is in order not to forget him. It is sad to forget a friend. Not every one has had a friend.
Grown-ups love figures. When you talk to them about a new friend, they never ask questions about essential matters.
That will be so amusing! You will have five hundred million little bells, and I shall have five hundred million springs of fresh water...
If you love a flower which happens to be on a star, it is sweet at night to gaze at the sky. All the stars are a riot of flowers.
How is it possible for one to own the stars?""To whom do they belong?" the businessman retorted, peevishly."I don't know. To nobody.
If you come at four in the afternoon, I'll begin to be happy by three.
I have always loved the desert. One sits down on a desert sand dune, sees nothing, hears nothing. Yet through the silence something throbs, and gleams...
But the vain man did not hear him. Vain men never hear anything but praise.
He fell as gently as a tree falls. There was not even any sound..
Where are the men?” the little prince at last took up the conversationagain. “It is a little lonely in the desert. . . ”“It is also lonely among men, ” the snake said.
What I see here is nothing but a shell. What is most important is invisible...
Men have no more time to understand anything. They buy ready-made things in the shops. But since there are no shops where you can buy friends, men no longer have any friends.
People have forgotten this truth, " the fox said. "But you mustn’t forget it. You become responsible forever for what you’ve tamed. You’re responsible for your rose.
If you love a flower that lives on a star, it is sweet to look at the sky at night. All the stars are a-bloom with flowers...
You will have five hundred million little bells, and I shall have five hundred million springs of fresh water...
What makes the desert beautiful, ' said the little prince, 'is that somewhere it hides a well...
The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched, they are felt with the heart.
I wonder, ” he said, “whether the stars are set alight in heaven so that one day each one of us may find his own again...
Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them
If you succeed in judging yourself rightly, then you are indeed a man of true wisdom.
Where are the people?” resumed the little prince at last. “It’s a little lonely in the desert…” “It is lonely when you’re among people, too, ” said the snake.
Go and have another look at the roses. And you will understand that yours is indeed unique in all the world.
Here is my secret. It’s quite simple: One sees clearly only with the heart. Anything essential is invisible to the eyes.
But if you tame me, then weshall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, Ishall be unique in all the world.
No one is ever satisfied where he is....Only the children know what they’re looking for....
When you've finished your own toilet in the morning, then it is time to attend to the toilet of your planet, just so, with the greatest care.
I did not know what to say to him. I felt awkward and blundering. I did not know how I could reach him, where I could overtake him and go on hand in hand with him once more.
Men? One never knows where to find them. The wind blows them away. They have no roots, and that makes their life very difficult.