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Once upon a time there was a little prince who lived on a planet scarcely bigger than himself and who had need for a friend. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

You are beautiful, but you are empty — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

The essential things in life are seen, not with the eyes but with the heart. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

He who would travel happy must travel lite. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

He who must travel happily must travel light. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

I shall look at you out of the corner of my eye, and you will say nothing. Words are the source of misunderstandings. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

And were you very, very sad on the day you watched fourty-four sunsets? — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

We must not subject him who creates to the desires of the multitude. It is, rather, his creation that must become the multitude's desire. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

To live is to be slowly born. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

Let your dream devour your life, not your life devour your dream. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

I remembered the fox. One runs the risk of crying a bit if one allows oneself to be tamed. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

No individual is isolated. He who is sad, saddens others. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

A civilization is built on what is required of men, not on that which is provided for them. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

When faith burns itself out, 'tis God who dies and thenceforth proves unavailing. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

Make of your life a dream, and of a dream a reality. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

It's hard luck always having to be a judge. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

True pleasure is the pleasure of sharing. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

One must observe the proper rites. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

It is a good thing to have had a friend, even if one is about to die. I, for instance, am very glad to have had a fox as a friend . — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

My footfall rang in a universe that was not theirs. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

It is the missed opportunity that counts, and in a love that vainly yearns from behind prison bars you have perchance the love supreme. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

Children understand. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

You will have five hundred million little bells, and I shall have five hundred million springs of fresh water ... — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

And the little prince broke into a lovely peal of laughter, which irritated me very much. I like my misfortunes to be taken seriously. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

But who will bang on their doors demanding entry? — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

Perfection is only achieved when there is nothing more that can be taken away rather then when there are things that can be added — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

There is no hope of joy except in human relations. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

The machine does not isolate man from the great problems of nature but plunges him more deeply into them. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

For there is but one problem - the problem of human relations. We forget that there is no hope or joy except in human relations. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

There is nothing that can equal the treasure of so many shared memories. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

Behind all seen things lies something vaster; everything is but a path, a portal or a window opening on something other than iteself. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

That's the way they are. You must not hold it against them. Children should be very understanding of grown-ups. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

It is your own fault, said the little prince. "I never wished you any sort of harm; but you wanted me to tame you . . . — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

Man is, above all, he who creates. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

Tell me who admires and loves you, and I will tell you who you are. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

The aeroplane has unveiled for us the true face of the earth. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

When you tame someone they become unique to you in all the world — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

I have the right to demand obedience because my orders are reasonable ones. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

You become responsible for a long time for what you've tamed. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

Perfection is not when there is no more to add, but no more to take away. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

Well, I must endure the presence of a few caterpillars if I wish to become acquainted with the butterflies. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

It is not for us to forecast the future, but to shape it. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

The only things you learn are the things you tame — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

Pure logic is the ruin of the spirit. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

And I knew that I could not bear the thought of never hearing that laughter any more. For me, it was like a spring of fresh water in the desert. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

The grandeur of a profession is ... above all, uniting men: there is only one true luxury, that of human relationships. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

It will be as if, in place of the stars, I had given you a great number of little
bells that knew how to laugh ... — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

On ne sait jamais!
One never knows! — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

One sees clearly only with the heart, anything that is essential is invisible to the eye.- The Little Prince — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

You risk tears if you let yourself be tamed. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

It is such a mysterious place, the land of tears. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

I was wrong to grow older. Pity. I was so happy as a child. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

Sometimes, there is no harm in putting off a piece of work until another day. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

In order to cure a feeling of malaise, you have to throw light on it. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

What do we mean by setting a man free? You cannot free a man who dwells in a desert and is an unfeeling brute. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

True love is inexhaustible; the more you give, the more you have. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

It's useful because it's beautiful. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

No single event can awaken within us a stranger whose existence we had never suspected. To live is to be slowly born. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

Once men are caught up in an event, they cease to be afraid. Only the unknown frightens men. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

They buy things in ready-made stores. But since there are no stores where you can buy friends, people no longer have friends. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

You see, one loves the sunset when one is so sad. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

I have yet to meet a man who has seen my true stars. — Consuelo De Saint-Exupery

If I were to command a general to turn into a seagull, and if the general did not obey, that would not be the general's fault. It would be mine. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

What sets men at variance is but the treachery of language, for always they desire the same things. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

I have always learned to distinguish the important from the urgent. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

It is of some use to my volcanoes, and it is of some use to my flower, that I own them. But you are of no use to the stars ... — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

But certainly, for us who understand life, figures are a matter of indifference. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

Said he little prince "But why do you always speak in riddles?"
"I solve them all" said the snake — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

I still fall for your everyday. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

The important thing is to strive toward a goal which is not immediately visible. That goal is not the concern of the mind, but of the spirit. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

Sometimes we behave as though there was something more important than life. But what? — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

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. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

When someone blushes, doesn't that mean 'yes'? — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

One feels rather lonely in the dessert.'
'It is just as lonely among men. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

For it is possible for a man to be faithful and lazy at the same time. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

The flower you single out is a rejection of all other flowers; nevertheless, only on these terms is it beautiful. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

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. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

It's good to have a friend. Even if you're going to die. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

There is no growth except in the fulfillment of obligations — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

Yes, yes, of course I love you,' the flower said to him at last. 'You have no idea - which is my fault. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

When a mystery is too overpowering, one dare not disobey. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched, they are felt with the heart. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

It's so mysterious, the land of tears. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

To love does not mean to look at each other, but to work together in the same direction. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

I admire you", said the little prince, with a little shrug of his shoulders, "but what is there about my admiration that interests you so much? — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

We live not by things, but by the meaning of things. It is needful to transmit the passwords from generation to generation. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

It's quite simple: One sees clearly only with the heart. Anything essential is invisible to the eyes. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

You just talk like grown-ups! — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

You shall have your sunset. I shall command it. But I shall wait, according to my science of government, until conditions are favorable. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

Childhood is another country but also a waiting-room, a state of accommodation and acceptance. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

But if you come at just any time, I shall never know at what hour my heart is to be ready to greet you. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

In the face of an overpowering mystery, you don't dare disobey. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

If you succeed in judging yourself rightly, then you are indeed a man of true wisdom. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

Cries of despair, misery, sobbing grief are a kind of wealth. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

To be a man is to feel that one's own stone contributes to building the edifice of the world. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

The essential is invisible to eyes — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

If I try to describe him here, it is to make sure that I shall not forget him. To forget a friend is sad. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

To live is to be born slowly. it would be a little too easy to borrow ready-made souls! — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

It's much more difficult to judge oneself than to judge others. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery