A single event can awaken within us a stranger totally unknown to us.
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...
What makes the desert beautiful,' said the little prince, 'is that somewhere it hides a well...
We do not pray for immortality, but only not to see our acts and all things stripped suddenly of all their meaning; for then it is the utter emptiness of everything reveals itself.
Si vienes, por ejemplo, a las cuatro de la tarde, a partir de las tres empezaré a ser feliz. A medida que se acerque la hora me sentiré más feliz. Y a las cuatro, me agitaré y me inquietaré; ¡descubri...
One day, I watched the sun setting forty-four times......You know...when one is so terribly sad, one loves sunsets.
In every crowd are certain persons who seem just like the rest, yet they bear amazing messages.
I remembered the fox. One runs the risk of crying a bit if one allows oneself to be tamed.
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...
I am looking for friends. What does that mean -- tame?It is an act too often neglected, said the fox. It means to establish ties. To establish ties? Just that, said the fox. To me, you are still nothi...
But, of course, for those of us who understand life, we would not care less about figures.
And when the hour of his departure drew near--Ah, said the fox, I shall cry.It is your own fault, said the little prince. I never wished you any sort of harm; but you wanted me to tame you . . .Yes, t...
Adieu, dit le renard. Voici mon secret. Il est très simple: on ne voit bien qu’avec le cœur. L’essentiel est invisible pour les yeux.
Freedom and constraint are two aspects of the same necessity the necessity of being the man you are and not another. You are free to be that man but not free to be another.
The field of consciousness is tiny. It accepts only one problem at a time. Get into a fist fight put your mind on the strategy of the fight and you will not feel the other fellow's punches.
You’ll be bothered from time to time by storms, fog, snow. When you are, think to yourself, ‘What they could do, I can do.
My life is very monotonous, the fox said. I hunt chickens; men hunt me. All the chickens are just alike, and all the men are just alike. And, in consequence, I am a little bored.
It is much more difficult to judge oneself than to judge others. If you succeed in judging yourself rightly, then you are indeed a man of true wisdom.What matters most are the simple pleasures so abun...
He sat down. I sat down next to him. And after a silence, he spoke again. 'The stars are beautiful because of a flower you don't see...'I answered, 'Yes, of course.
Even our misfortunes are a part of our belongings.