Quotes from the cartoon The Little Prince. Quotes from the book “The Little Prince.” “Your rose is so dear to you because you gave it all your days.”

The Little Prince is perhaps the best thing that was written in France in the last, 20th century. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, a pilot by profession, wrote one of the best works for children. And this despite the fact that he did not write specifically for children. In his wonderful book, he addresses both children and adults - everyone who thinks about life and tries to understand its true value. Through the mouth of the Little Prince, he speaks about very complex and serious things simply and understandably to everyone... Quotes from Exupery's Little Prince have long become popular.

Quotes from the Little Prince Exupery - about friendship, eternal human values ​​and a real perception of the world

This happened in the Sahara. In the middle of a vast desert, a single-seat plane was forced to land due to a breakdown. Its pilot was Antoine de Saint-Exupery - an adult who remained a child at heart. Because of the accident, he has little choice: he must either repair the plane or die - there are no other options, because the water supply is only for a week.

In the morning, the pilot was woken up by a little boy and... asked him to draw a lamb for him. This is where their friendship began. It turned out that the Little Prince arrived from a planet called asteroid B-612, the size of a house, and he had to take care of it: every day he cleaned out volcanoes - two active and one extinct, and also weeded out baobab sprouts. And his life was sad and lonely, so he really loved to watch the sunset - especially when he was sad. He did this several times a day, simply moving the chair after the sun.

Everything changed when a wonderful flower appeared on his planet: it was a beauty with thorns - a proud and touchy rose. The little prince fell in love with her, but she seemed capricious, cruel and arrogant to him. And so the Little Prince cleaned out his volcanoes for the last time, tore out the sprouts of the baobab trees, and then went on a journey and visited seven planets.

On the first planet lived a king, on the second - an ambitious man, on the third - a drunkard, on the fourth - a business man, on the fifth - a lamplighter, and on the sixth planet - a geographer. The king gave only feasible orders. The ambitious man wanted everyone to admire him. The drunkard drank to forget how ashamed he was of his drinking. The business man was always busy: counting the stars in the confidence that he owned them. The lamplighter lit and extinguished the lantern every moment. The geographer recorded the stories of travelers, but he himself had never seen seas, deserts or cities.

The seventh was the Earth - on it there are one hundred and eleven kings, seven thousand geographers, nine hundred thousand businessmen, seven and a half million drunkards, three hundred and eleven million ambitious people - a total of about two billion adults (remember that the work was written in 1942 and since then the population The land has increased). On our huge planet, the Little Prince made friends only with the Snake, the Fox and the Pilot. The Snake promised to help him when he bitterly regretted his planet, and the Fox taught him to be friends. The Fox's philosophy was very simple and can be summed up in one quote - everyone can tame someone and become his friend, but you always need to be responsible for those you tamed.

Then the Little Prince decided to return to his rose, because he was responsible for it. He went into the desert - to the very place where he fell. That’s how they met the pilot. The pilot drew him a lamb in a box, and even a muzzle for the lamb, they talked a lot and the Little Prince told him about his life.

The little prince was happy, but the pilot became sad - he realized that he, too, had been tamed. Then the Little Prince found a yellow snake, whose bite kills in half a minute: she helped him, as she promised. The snake can return anyone to where he came from - she returns people to the earth, and returned the Little Prince to the stars.

The pilot repaired his plane, and his comrades rejoiced at his return. Six years have passed since then: little by little he calmed down and fell in love with looking at the stars. But he is always overcome with excitement: he forgot to draw a strap for the muzzle, and the lamb could eat the rose. Then it seems to him that all the bells are crying. After all, if the rose is no longer in the world, everything will become different, but no adult will ever understand how important this is.

"The Little Prince" is not only an allegorical story, but also the most amazing fairy tale for adults with many deep observations. Its author, the French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, wrote his work based on his life, so it can safely be called autobiographical. The characters and traits of people from the inner circle of the brilliant author are embedded in the images of the heroes. For example, rose is his wife, a temperamental and explosive Latina.

Things were more complicated with Lis. Some critics saw him as a rival to Rose, i.e. not the Fox, but the Fox, but still most are inclined to believe that the Fox in the story is a symbol of friendship, which was inspired by the little fennec fox tamed by Exupery in Morocco.

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Let's once again enjoy the brilliant conclusions and quotes from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's work "The Little Prince" and make sure that they are relevant at any time.

1. All roads lead to people.

2. All adults were children at first, but few of them remember this.

3. Vain people are deaf to everything except praise.

4. - What are you doing? - asked the little prince.

“I drink,” the drunkard answered gloomily.

To forget.

What to forget? - asked the Little Prince; he felt sorry for the drunkard.

“I want to forget that I’m ashamed,” the drunkard admitted and hung his head.

Why are you ashamed? - asked the Little Prince, he really wanted to help the poor guy.

I'm ashamed to drink! - explained the drunkard, and it was impossible to get another word out of him.

5. It's very sad when friends are forgotten. Not everyone had a friend.

6. People get on fast trains, but they no longer understand what they are looking for. Therefore, they know no peace and rush in one direction, then in the other... And all in vain.

7. You live in your actions, not in your body. You are your actions, and there is no other you.

8. There is such a firm rule. Get up in the morning, wash your face, put yourself in order - and immediately put your planet in order.

9. “It’s better to always come at the same hour,” the Fox asked. - For example, if you come at four o’clock, I will feel happy already from three o’clock. And the closer to the appointed time, the happier. And if you come every time at a different time, I don’t know what time to prepare my heart... You need to follow the rituals.

10. Adults never understand anything themselves, and for children it is very tiring to endlessly explain and explain everything to them.

11. “On your planet,” said the Little Prince, “people grow five thousand roses in one garden... and do not find what they are looking for...

They don’t find it,” I agreed.

But what they are looking for can be found in a single rose...

12. - Where are the people? – the Little Prince finally spoke again. - It's so lonely in the desert...

- It’s also lonely among people.

13. People no longer have enough time to learn anything. They buy things ready-made in stores. But there are no such shops where friends would trade, and therefore people no longer have friends.

14. When you tell adults: “I saw a beautiful house made of red brick, there are geraniums in the windows, and pigeons on the roof,” they cannot imagine this house. They must be told: “I saw a house for a hundred thousand francs.” And then they exclaim: “What beauty!”

15. Adults really love numbers. When you tell them that you have a new friend, they will never ask about the most important thing. They will never say: “What’s his voice like? What games does he like to play? Does he catch butterflies? They ask: “How old is he? How many brothers does he have? How much does he weigh? How much does his father earn? And after that they imagine that they recognize the person.

16. All you have to do is move the chair a few steps. And you look at the sunset sky again and again, if you just want to.

17. - If you want to have a friend, tame me!

What should you do for this? - asked the little prince.

We must be patient,” answered the Fox. - First, sit over there, at a distance, on the grass. Like this. I will look sideways at you, and you remain silent. But every day sit a little closer...

18. We are responsible for those we have tamed...

19. - Once I saw the sun set forty-three times in one day!

And a little later he added:

You know... when you're very sad, it's good to watch the sun go down...

So, that day when you saw forty-three sunsets, you were very sad?

20. Words only interfere with understanding each other.

21. “You are beautiful, but empty,” continued the Little Prince. “I won’t want to die for your sake.” Of course, a random passerby, looking at my rose, will say that it is exactly the same as you. But she alone is dearer to me than all of you. After all, it was her, not you, that I watered every day. He covered her, not you, with a glass cover. He blocked it with a screen, protecting it from the wind. I killed caterpillars for her, leaving only two or three so that the butterflies hatched. I listened to how she complained and how she boasted, I listened to her even when she fell silent. She is mine.

22. I would like to know why the stars glow. Probably so that sooner or later everyone can find theirs again.

23. You should never listen to what flowers say. You just have to look at them and breathe in their scent. My flower filled my entire planet with fragrance, but I did not know how to rejoice at it.

24. It’s good to have a friend, even if you have to die.

25. Love is when nothing is ashamed, nothing is scary, do you understand? When they don’t let you down, they won’t betray you. When they believe.

26. He didn’t answer any of my questions, but when you blush, it means “yes,” doesn’t it?

27. If you love a flower - the only one that is no longer on any of the many millions of stars, that’s enough: you look at the sky and feel happy. And you say to yourself: “My flower lives there somewhere...”

28. Whether it’s a house, a star or a desert, the most beautiful thing about them is what you can’t see with your eyes.

29. Laughter is like a spring in the desert.

30. ...kings look at the world in a very simplified way: for them, all people are subjects.

An amazing work that you can read over and over again, and each time you will find something unique and exactly suitable for your life.

To prove the reality of the existence of the Little Prince, I present damning arguments. The nice, cheerful young man of royal blood always wanted to have a lamb. Whoever has such a wonderful desire really exists.

“Tame me,” said the Fox to the Little Prince. “Then we will become indispensable and will not be able to do without help and live in separation, having gained affection and fidelity.”

It is more correct to live in actions, leaving the body for a while. Then perhaps you will find balance and yourself in action and dynamics.

Man is initially responsible for everything. A sense of responsibility creates a real person.

When you grow together with your soul, you are tamed - you acquire emotionality and sensuality, which imply disappointment, resentment, annoyance and bitter sobs.

Adults jump over the top without delving into the essence of the processes. It is tiresome and time-consuming for children to explain to adults the elementary essence of existence.

He who gave himself up to love without a trace, and then lost everything, cannot find consolation in noble solitude. An ordinary affection and the habit of being necessary and important to someone can bring him back to life.

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Victory goes to the one who rots last. And both opponents rot alive.

The kingdom of man is within us.

Adults imagine that they take up a lot of space.

Yes, I said. - Whether it’s a house, the stars or the desert, the most beautiful thing about them is what you can’t see with your eyes.

All roads lead to people.

Words only interfere with understanding each other.

That which gives meaning to life gives meaning to death.

I didn't want you to get hurt. You yourself wanted me to tame you.

Your rose is so dear to you because you gave it your whole soul.

People no longer have enough time to learn anything. They buy things ready-made in stores. But there are no such shops where friends would trade, and therefore people no longer have friends.

He didn't answer any of my questions, but when you blush, it means yes, doesn't it?

Lamps must be taken care of: a gust of wind can extinguish them.

He didn't answer any of my questions, but when you blush, it means yes, doesn't it?

In our world, all living things gravitate towards their own kind, even flowers, bending in the wind, mix with other flowers, a swan knows all swans - and only people withdraw into solitude.

What is the use of political doctrines that promise the blossoming of man if we do not know in advance what kind of man they will produce?

At the appointed hour, life disintegrates like a pod, giving away its grains.

It’s good when something new, more perfect, is born in a dispute between different civilizations, but it’s monstrous when they devour each other.

By working only for material benefits, we build a prison for ourselves.

If you can judge yourself correctly, then you are truly wise.

Laughter is like a spring in the desert.

But, unfortunately, I don’t know how to see the lamb through the walls of the box. Maybe I'm a little like the adults. I guess I'm getting old.

Will I really, really never hear him laugh again? This laughter for me is like a spring in the desert.

We are responsible for those we have tamed...

The most important thing is what you cannot see with your eyes...

Longing is when you long to see something, you don’t know what... It exists, it is unknown and desired, but it cannot be expressed in words.

Adults never understand anything themselves, and for children it is very tiring to endlessly explain and explain everything to them.

Kings look at the world in a very simplified way: for them, all people are subjects.

I didn't know what else to tell him. I felt terribly awkward and clumsy. How to call so that he can hear, how to catch up with his soul, which is eluding me...

A person learns about himself in the fight against obstacles.

And if you come at a different time every time, I don’t know what time to prepare my heart...

And then he also fell silent, because he began to cry...

A calling helps to free a person within himself, but it is also necessary that a person can give free rein to his calling.

We all—some vaguely, some more clearly—feel: we need to awaken to life. But how many false paths open up.

When you really want to make a joke, sometimes you inevitably lie.

Only children know what they are looking for. They give their whole soul to a rag doll, and it becomes very, very dear to them, and if it is taken away from them, the children cry...

It is much more difficult to judge yourself than others.

Perhaps it is beautiful to die in order to conquer new lands, but modern war destroys everything for which it is supposedly waged.

The truth of a person is what makes him a person.

From the molten lava, from the dough from which the stars are molded, from the miraculously born living cell, we - people - emerged and rose higher and higher, step by step, and now we write contacts and measure the constellations.

I would like to know why the stars glow. Probably so that sooner or later everyone can find theirs again.

Oh, baby, baby, how I love it when you laugh!

There are too many people in the world who have not been helped to awaken.

When we understand our role on earth, even the most modest and inconspicuous, then only we will be happy.

You can be true to your word and still be lazy.

It's stupid to lie when you can be caught so easily!

The earth helps us understand ourselves in a way that no books can help. For the earth resists us.

You can't make old friends quickly.

Whether it's a house, a star or a desert, the most beautiful thing about them is what you can't see with your eyes.

Truth is not something that can be proven; truth is simplicity.

Lamps must be taken care of: a gust of wind can extinguish them...

Only the heart is vigilant. You can't see the most important thing with your eyes.

It's very sad when friends are forgotten. Not everyone had a friend.

You can fool the Germans with arrogance because they are Germans and Beethoven’s compatriots. This can turn the head of the last chimney sweep. And this is much easier than awakening Beethoven in a chimney sweep.

And when you are consoled (eventually you are always consoled), you will be glad that you once knew me. You will always be my friend. You'll want to laugh with me. Sometimes you open the window like this, and you will be pleased... And your friends will be surprised that you laugh, looking at the sky. And you tell them: “Yes, yes, I always laugh when looking at the stars!” And they'll think you're crazy. This is the cruel joke I will play on you...

The heart also needs water...

All roads lead to people.

When planting an oak tree, it’s funny to dream that you will soon find shelter in its shade.

When you allow yourself to be tamed, then it happens that you cry.

All our riches are dust and ashes; they are powerless to give us something worth living for.

Adults love numbers very much. When you tell them that you have a new friend, they will never ask about the most important thing. They will never say: What is his voice like? What games does he like to play? Does he catch butterflies? They ask: How old is he? How many brothers does he have? How much does he weigh? How much does his father earn? And after that they imagine that they recognize the person.

When I asked about something, he seemed not to hear. Only little by little, from random, casually dropped words, everything was revealed to me.

Why do we hate each other? We are all at the same time, carried away by the same planet, we are the crew of one ship.

Each person has their own stars.

The salvation is to take the first step. One more step. It’s with him that everything starts anew.

The eyes are blind. You have to search with your heart.

Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing left to add, but when nothing can be taken away.

Children should be very lenient towards adults.

The Spirit alone, touching clay, creates Man from it.

You are forever responsible for those you have tamed.

Only children know what they are looking for. They give their whole soul to a rag doll, and it becomes very, very dear to them, and if it is taken away from them, the children cry.

It is much more difficult to judge yourself than others. If you can judge yourself correctly, then you are truly wise.

Each person has their own stars.

Do you know why the desert is good? Springs are hidden somewhere in it.

With the death of each person, the unknown world dies.

Everyone must be asked what they can give. Power must first of all be reasonable.

The truth does not lie on the surface.

It is not the ugliness of this shapeless human clay that is painful. But in each of these people, perhaps, Mozart has been killed.

The flowers are weak. And simple-minded.

From the moment the airplane and mustard gas became weapons, the war became simply a massacre.

You should never listen to what flowers say. You just have to look at them and breathe in their scent. My flower filled my entire planet with fragrance, but I did not know how to rejoice at it.

My friend never explained anything to me. Maybe he thought I was just like him.

People get on fast trains, but they themselves no longer understand what they are looking for. Therefore, they know no peace and rush in one direction, then in the other... And all in vain...

This is how my Fox used to be. He was no different from a hundred thousand other foxes. But I became friends with him, and now he is the only one in the whole world.

After all, vain people imagine that everyone admires them.

Trying to embrace the world of today, we draw from the vocabulary that developed in the world of yesterday. And it seems to us that in the past life was more in tune with human nature, but this is only because it is more in tune with our language.

Vain people are deaf to everything except praise.

The heart also needs water.

When you tell adults: “I saw a beautiful red brick house with geraniums in the windows and doves on the roof,” they cannot imagine this house. They must be told: “I saw a house for a hundred thousand francs.” And then they exclaim: “What beauty!”

The flowers are weak. And simple-minded. And they try to give themselves courage. They think if they have thorns, everyone is afraid of them.

The animal retains its grace even in old age. Why is the noble clay from which man is sculpted so deformed?

After all, it is so mysterious and unknown, this country of tears.

Loving does not mean looking at each other; loving means looking together in the same direction.

There is such a firm rule. Get up in the morning, wash your face, put yourself in order - and immediately put your planet in order.

“The Little Prince” is a legendary work by the French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. This children's fairy tale for adults was first published in 1943, since then there is not a person in the world who does not know its main character - the boy with golden hair.

“The Little Prince” has been translated into more than 180 languages, films have been made based on it, and music has been written. The book became part of modern culture and was scattered into quotes.

“But if it is some kind of bad herb, you need to pull it out by the roots as soon as you recognize it.”

In the allegorical story of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the planet is the soul, the inner world of a person, and the bad grass is his bad thoughts, actions and habits. The seeds of the “bad grass” should be gotten rid of immediately, before they take root, become a character trait and destroy the personality. After all, if the planet is very small, and there are a lot of baobabs, they will tear it to shreds.

“I must tolerate two or three caterpillars if I want to meet butterflies.”

Some people are unpleasant to us, “slippery” and cunning, like caterpillars. But this does not mean that they have nothing beautiful inside. Perhaps they are just looking for their path, and someday they will turn into beautiful butterflies. We must be more tolerant of the shortcomings of others and be able to see the beauty even in the unpleasant.

“How to call so that he can hear, how to catch up with his soul, which is eluding me... After all, it is so mysterious and unknown, this country of tears...”

It is difficult to sympathize with someone else's pain, sincerely and delicately. Almost the same as asking for forgiveness when you have offended. All words seem unnecessary and incorrect. “The Land of Tears” is truly incomprehensible. But the main thing is not to forget how to empathize, not to become hardened by unscrewing another stubborn bolt.

“After all, all adults were children at first, only few of them remember this”

Children are amazing. Until they are taught to think “correctly,” wonderful ideas are born in their heads. Their imagination is limitless and pure. It’s a pity that adults don’t remember how innocent and beautiful a child’s “planet” is. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry throughout the book reminds how important it is to preserve the child inside you and not bury your childhood dreams and talents.

“Words only make it difficult to understand each other”

People speak billions of words. Most of them are unnecessary and empty. How many words do you regret? But this is how the world works - without words, there would probably be no society. You just need to remember what power they have - with one phrase you can make a person happy or unhappy, make you cry or laugh. Be careful. And take care of the people with whom you feel comfortable staying silent - this is priceless.

“Your rose is so dear to you because you gave it all your days.”

“The Earth is not an easy planet! People don't take up that much space on Earth." There are 7 billion of us. Even more. But each of us has only a couple of truly close people. No matter how cynical it may be, we do not love people, but the time spent with them. Shared experiences and adventures are what make your rose unique, unlike thousands of other roses.

“When you let yourself be tamed, then you cry”

It's easier for singles. For himself, but he won’t be deceived, it won’t hurt. It's hard to trust. Or rather, very scary. If there were still stores where friends trade, many would become regular customers. But, fortunately, there are none. And you have to “tame it.” Scary as hell. After all, we all know that rare friendships are complete without tears.

“Then judge yourself,” said the king. - This is the most difficult thing. It is much more difficult to judge yourself than others. If you can judge yourself correctly, then you are truly wise.”

If anyone is truly wise, it is de Saint-Exupéry. People love to “pass judgment” on each other (especially on the Internet – don’t give me bread, let me write a condemning comment). It's so simple. I told the person where he was wrong, and there was no need to do anything else. It's another thing to judge yourself. At a minimum, you will have to weed the baobab trees.

“Only the heart is vigilant. You can’t see the most important thing with your eyes.”

“Listen to your heart” - this phrase can often be heard in songs and films. Perhaps it is the second most popular after “I love you”. This makes us not take her seriously. But this does not negate its depth and wisdom. You cannot believe only what is external, you cannot be rational always and everywhere. Trust your heart - it will not let you down.

“You are forever responsible for everyone you have tamed”

These are words that do not require reasoning. We must not forget about our loved ones, not for a minute, not for a second. We must ensure that they never end up in the land of tears. We are obliged to cover them with a glass cover of our care.

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In my time I have met a lot of different serious people. I lived among adults for a long time. I saw them very close. And, to be honest, this didn’t make me think any better about them.
And all roads lead to people.
Whether it’s a house, a star or a desert, the most beautiful thing about them is what you can’t see with your eyes.
Adults... imagine that they take up a lot of space. They seem majestic to themselves, like baobabs.
I felt terribly awkward and clumsy. I didn’t know how to call so that he could hear, how to catch up with his soul, which was eluding me... After all, it is so mysterious and unknown, this country of tears.
Adults love numbers very much. When you tell them that you have a new friend, they will never ask about the most important thing. They will never say: “What kind of voice does he have? What games does he like to play? Does he catch butterflies?” They ask, "How old is he? How many brothers does he have? How much does he weigh? How much does his father earn?" And after that they imagine that they recognize the person. When you tell adults: “I saw a beautiful house made of pink brick, there are geraniums in the windows, and pigeons on the roof,” they cannot imagine this house. You have to tell them: “I saw a house for a hundred thousand francs,” and then they exclaim: “What a beauty!”
It is very sad when friends are forgotten. Not everyone had a friend.
It's stupid to lie when you can be caught so easily!
And I'm afraid of becoming like adults who are not interested in anything except numbers.
Adults never understand anything themselves, and for children it is very tiring to endlessly explain and explain everything to them.
You can be true to your word and still be lazy.
In the same way, if you tell them: “Here is proof that the Little Prince really existed: he was very, very nice, he laughed, and he wanted to have a lamb. And whoever wants a lamb certainly exists,” if you tell them that, they will just shrug their shoulders and look at you as if you were an unintelligent baby. But if you tell them: “He came from a planet called asteroid B-612,” this will convince them, and they will not bother you with questions. These are the kind of people these adults are. You shouldn't be angry with them.
Children should be very lenient towards adults.
When you allow yourself to be tamed, then it happens that you cry.
When you really want to make a joke, sometimes you inevitably lie.
Kings look at the world in a very simplified way: for them, all people are subjects.
The astronomer then reported his remarkable discovery at the International Astronomical Congress. But no one believed him, and all because he was dressed in Turkish. These adults are such a people! In 1920, that astronomer again reported his discovery. This time he was dressed in the latest fashion, and everyone agreed with him.
The most important thing is what you cannot see with your eyes...
The little prince had never seen such huge buds and had a presentiment that he would see a miracle. And the unknown guest, still hidden within the walls of her green room, was still getting ready, still preening. She carefully selected the colors. She dressed up slowly, trying on the petals one by one. She did not want to come into the world disheveled, like some kind of poppy. She wanted to appear in all the splendor of her beauty. Yes, she was a terrible coquette! Mysterious preparations continued day after day. And finally, one morning, as soon as the sun rose, the petals opened.
The heart also needs water...
His half-open lips trembled in a smile, and I said to myself: the most touching thing about this sleeping Little Prince is his fidelity to the flower, the image of the rose that shines in him like the flame of a lamp, even when he sleeps... And I realized that he is even more fragile than it seems. Lamps must be taken care of: a gust of wind can extinguish them...
Will I really, really never hear him laugh again? This laughter is like a spring in the desert for me.
And then he also fell silent, because he began to cry...

A little prince

If you keep going straight and straight, you won't get far...
It's good if you once had a friend, even if you had to die.
There is such a firm rule. Get up in the morning, wash your face, put yourself in order - and immediately put your planet in order.
We woke up the well and it began to sing...
You know... when it gets really sad, it's good to watch the sun go down...
And people lack imagination. They only repeat what you tell them... At home I had a flower, my beauty and joy, and it was always the first to speak.
People get on fast trains, but they themselves don’t understand what they are looking for,” said the Little Prince. “That’s why they don’t know peace and rush in one direction, then in the other... And all in vain...
I know one planet, there lives such a gentleman with a purple face. He had never smelled a flower in his entire life. I never looked at a star. He never loved anyone. And he never did anything. He is busy with only one thing: he adds numbers. And from morning to night he repeats one thing: “I am a serious person! I’m a serious person!” - just like you. And he's literally swelled with pride. But in reality he is not a person. He's a mushroom.
People grow five thousand roses in one garden... and don't find what they are looking for.
But what they are looking for can be found in a single rose, in a sip of water...
I didn’t understand anything then! It was necessary to judge not by words, but by deeds. She gave me her scent and illuminated my life. I shouldn't have run. Behind these pitiful tricks and tricks one had to guess the tenderness. The flowers are so inconsistent! But I was too young, I didn’t know how to love yet.
Do you know why the desert is good? Springs are hidden somewhere in it...
Only children know what they are looking for. They devote all their days to a rag doll, and it becomes very, very dear to them, and if it is taken away from them, the children cry...
Each person has their own stars. For those who wander, they show the way. For others, they are just little lights. For scientists, they are like a problem that needs to be solved. But you will have stars like no one else has. Only you will have stars who know how to laugh!
The eyes are blind. You have to search with your heart.
Vain people are deaf to everything except praise.
You should never listen to what flowers say. You just have to look at them and breathe in their scent. My flower filled my entire planet with fragrance, but I did not know how to rejoice at it.
It's like a flower. If you love a flower that grows somewhere on a distant star, it’s good to look at the sky at night. All the stars are blooming.
I imagined that I owned the only flower in the world that no one else had anywhere, and it was the most ordinary rose. All I had was a simple rose and three volcanoes that were knee-high, and then one of them went out and, perhaps, forever... what kind of prince am I after that...
I would like to know why the stars glow. Probably so that sooner or later everyone can find theirs again.
When he lights his lantern, it’s as if another star or flower is born. And when he turns off the lantern - as if it were a star or a flower - they fall asleep. Great activity. It's truly useful because it's beautiful.
If you love a flower - the only one that is not on any other of the many millions of stars, that's enough: you look at the sky and feel happy. And you say to yourself: “My flower lives there somewhere...” But if the lamb eats it, it’s the same as if all the stars went out at once!
You know... my rose... I am responsible for her. And she is so weak! And so simple-minded. All she has is four measly thorns; she has nothing else to protect herself from the world...
We are responsible for those we have tamed.

Fox

Only the heart is vigilant. You can't see the most important thing with your eyes.
There is no perfection in the world!
Words only interfere with understanding each other.
You are forever responsible for those you have tamed.
You can only learn those things that you tame,” said the Fox. – People no longer have enough time to learn anything. They buy things ready-made in stores. But there are no such shops where friends would trade, and therefore people no longer have friends.
“If you tame me, we will need each other. For me, you will become the only one in the whole world. And for you, I will become the only one in the whole world,” the Fox said to the Little Prince...
My life is boring. I hunt chickens, and people hunt me. All chickens are the same, and all people are the same. And my life is a bit boring. But if you tame me, my life will be illuminated as if by the sun. I will begin to distinguish your steps among thousands of others. When I hear people's steps, I always run and hide. But your walk will call me like music, and I will come out of my hiding place. And then - look! Do you see the wheat ripening in the fields over there? I don't eat bread. I don't need ears of corn. The wheat fields don't tell me anything. And it's sad! But you have golden hair. And how wonderful it will be when you tame me! Golden wheat will remind me of you. And I will love the rustle of ears of corn in the wind...
“People have forgotten this truth,” said the Fox, “but don’t forget: you are forever responsible for everyone you tamed.” You are responsible for your rose.
Go take another look at the roses. You will understand that your rose is the only one in the world.
Your rose is so dear to you because you gave it your whole soul.

Rose

I love you!.. And it’s my fault that you didn’t know this.
If you decide to leave, then leave.

Snake

-Where are the people? – the Little Prince finally spoke again. – It’s still lonely in the desert...
“It’s also lonely among people,” the snake noted.
The little prince looked at her carefully.
“You are a strange creature,” he said. - No thicker than a finger...
“But I have more power than the king’s finger,” the snake objected.

King

Everyone must be asked what they can give. Power, first of all, must be reasonable.
If I order my general to turn into a seagull, he used to say, and if the general does not carry out the order, it will not be his fault, but mine.
If I order some general to flutter like a butterfly from flower to flower, or to compose a tragedy, or to turn into a sea gull, and the general does not carry out the order, who will be to blame for this - him or me?
It is much more difficult to judge yourself than others. If you can judge yourself correctly, then you are truly wise.

Switchman

It's good where we are not.

Geographer

Because flowers are ephemeral... This means: one that should soon disappear.