Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's quote

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (French pronunciation: ), officially Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, comte de Saint Exupéry (29 June 1900 – 31 July 1944, Mort pour la France), was an aristocrat French writer, poet and pioneering aviator. He became a laureate of several of France's highest literary awards and also won the U.S. National Book Award. He is best remembered for his novella The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince) and for his lyrical aviation writings, including Wind, Sand and Stars and Night Flight.

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It is only with the heart that one can see rightly. What is essential is invisible to the eye. The Little Prince
All grown-ups were once children... but only few of them remember it. The Little Prince
Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them
'What makes the desert beautiful,' said the little prince, 'is that somewhere it hides a well...' (Ce qui embellit le désert, dit le petit prince, c'est qu'il cache un puits quelque part...) The Little Prince
"People where you live," the little prince said, "grow five thousand roses in one garden... yet they don't find what they're looking for..." "They don't find it," I answered. "And yet what they're looking for could be found in a single rose, or a little water..." "Of course," I answered. And the little prince added, "But eyes are blind. You have to look with the heart." The Little Prince
Love consists of not looking each other in the eye, but of looking outwardly in the same direction. Airman's Odyssey: Night Flight/Wind Sand & Stars/Flight to Arras
"I shall look at you out of the corner of my eye, and you will say nothing. Words are the source of misunderstandings." -from the Fox The Little Prince
It is such a mysterious place, the land of tears. The Little Prince
"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." The Little Prince
No single event can awaken within us a stranger whose existence we had never suspected. To live is to be slowly born. Flight to Arras
Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. Airman's Odyssey: Night Flight/Wind Sand & Stars/Flight to Arras
True love begins when nothing is looked for in return.
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... The Little Prince
A goal without a plan is just a wish.
You see, one loves the sunset when one is so sad. The Little Prince
Well, I must endure the presence of a few caterpillars if I wish to become acquainted with the butterflies. The Little Prince
But the eyes are blind. One must look with the heart. (Mais les yeux sont aveugles. Il faut chercher avec le cœur.) The Little Prince
What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step.
If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea. (Quand tu veux construire un bateau, ne commence pas par rassembler du bois, couper des planches et distribuer du travail, mais reveille au sein des hommes le desir de la mer grande et large.)
It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important. The Little Prince
I remembered the fox. One runs the risk of crying a bit if one allows oneself to be tamed. The Little Prince
They never say to you, 'What does his voice sound like? What games does he love best? Does he collect butterflies?' Instead, they demand 'How old is he? How many brothers has he? How much money does his father make?' Only from these figures do they think they have learned anything about him.
The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched, they are felt with the heart. The Little Prince
The time for action is now. It's never too late to do something.
"I am beginning to understand," said the little prince. "There is a flower... I think that she has tamed me..." The Little Prince
It is much more difficult to judge oneself than to judge others.