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Antoine de Saint-Exupery Quotes

Antoine de Saint-Exupery quotes

French Novelist June 29, 1900 – July 31, 1944

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Look up at the sky. Ask yourself, 'Has the sheep eaten the flower or not?' And you'll see how everything changes... And no grown-up will ever understand how such a thing could be so important. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Antoine de Saint-Exupery quote: "You are beautiful but you are empty. One could not die for you"
You are beautiful but you are empty. One could not die for you Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Antoine de Saint-Exupery quote: "You're beautiful, but you're empty. No one could die for you."
You're beautiful, but you're empty. No one could die for you. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Antoine de Saint-Exupery quote: "Look at the sky. Ask yourselves: Has the sheep eaten the..."
Look at the sky. Ask yourselves: Has the sheep eaten the flower, yes or no? And you will see how everything changes... Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Antoine de Saint-Exupery quote: "What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a..."
What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Antoine de Saint-Exupery quote: "You’re beautiful, but you’re empty."
You’re beautiful, but you’re empty. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Antoine de Saint-Exupery quote: "He who must travel happily must travel light."
He who must travel happily must travel light. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
What the little prince would not admit to himself was that he was sorry to leave this planet, blessed as it was with one thousand and four hundred and forty sunsets every day. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Antoine de Saint-Exupery quote: "The meaning of things lies not in the things themselves, but..."
The meaning of things lies not in the things themselves, but in our attitude towards them. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
- Why are you drinking? - the little prince asked.- In order to forget - replied the drunkard.- To forget what? - enquired the little prince, who was already feeling sorry for him.- To forget that I am ashamed - the drunkard confessed, hanging his head.- Ashamed of what? - asked the little prince who wanted to help him.- Ashamed of drinking! - concluded the drunkard, withdrawing into total silence. And the little prince went away, puzzled.'Grown-ups really are very, very odd', he said to... Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Something in one's heart takes fright, not at the thought of growing old, not at feeling one's youth used up in this mineral universe, but at the thought that far away the whole world is ageing. The trees have brought forth their fruit; the grain has ripened in the fields; the women have bloomed in their loveliness. But the season is advancing and one must make haste; but the season is advancing and still one cannot leave; but the season is advancing...and other men will glean the harvest. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
It's a question of discipline,' the little prince told me later on. 'when you've finished washing and dressing each morning, you must tend your planet. you must be sure you pull up the baobabs regularly, as soon as you can tell them apart from the rosebushes, which they closely resemble when they're very young. It's very tedious work, but very easy. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
The first stars tremble as if shimmering in green water. Hours must pass before their glimmer hardens into the frozen glitter of diamonds. I shall have a long wait before I witness the soundless frolic of the shooting stars. In the profound darkness of certain nights I have seen the sky streaked with so many trailing sparks that it seemed to me a great gale must be blowing through the outer heavens. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
if a sheep eats bushes does it eat flowers too? a sheep eats whatever it finds even a flower with thorn? even a flower with thorns. then what's the good of thorns? Antoine de Saint-Exupery
- What is essential is invisible to the eye - the little prince repeated, so as to be sure to remember.- It is the time you lavished on your rose which makes your rose so important.- It is the time I lavished on my rose... - said the little prince, so as to be sure to remember.- Men have forgotten this basic truth - said the fox. - But you must not forget it. For what you have tamed, you become responsible forever. You are responsible for you rose...- I am responsible for my rose.. - the... Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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