Antoine de Saint-Exupery Quotes
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Defeat is a thing of weariness, of incoherence, of boredom, and above all futility.
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Only the children know what they are looking for. They waste their time over a rag doll and it becomes very important to them; and if anybody takes it away from them, they cry.
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Even though human life may be the most precious thing on earth, we always behave as if there were something of higher value than human life.
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I am beginning to understand," said the little prince. "There is a flower... I think that she has tamed me.
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The Beauty of the Mountain is hidden for all those who try to discover it from the top, supposing that, one way or an other, one can reach this place directly. The Beauty of the Mountain reveals only to those who climbed it.
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Even our misfortunes are a part of our belongings.
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If you are to be, you must begin by assuming responsibility. You alone are responsible for every moment of your life, for every one of your acts.
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Sorrow is one of the vibrations that prove the fact of living.
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It is always in the midst, in the epicenter, of your troubles that you find serenity.
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Nothing can match the treasure of common memories.
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In order to cure a feeling of malaise, you have to throw light on it.
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Only the children know what they are looking for.
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That's the way they are. You must not hold it against them. Children should be very understanding of grown-ups.
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If I had fifty-three minutes to spend as I liked, I should walk at my leisure toward a spring of fresh water.
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You know...my flower...I'm responsible for her. And she's so weak! And so naive. She has four ridiculous thorns to defend her against the world.
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Of course, I love you,' the flower said to him. 'If you were not aware of it, it was my fault.
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"Men have forgotten this truth," said the fox. "But you must not forget it. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed."
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Man is, above all, he who creates.
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True love is visible not to the eyes but to the heart, for eyes may be deceived.
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To live is to be slowly born.
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Look at the sky. Ask yourselves: Has the sheep eaten the flower, yes or no? And you will see how everything changes.
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More wisdom is latent in things as they are than in all the words men use.
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Of what worth are convictions that bring not suffering?
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But certainly, for us who understand life, figures are a matter of indifference.