The Little Prince

These are quotes from a book I read a while ago....Its a wonderful book. Its called "The Little prince"...


1. When a mystery is too overpowering, one dare not disobey.
2. ... It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.
3. "It's the time you spent on your rose that makes your rose so important."
4. Conditioning makes men think in a certain way only. It imposes the concept of familiarity and the fear of trying out what has never been done.

5. It makes us complicate things. All things are simple.

6. "Straight ahead of him, nobody can go very far . . ."

I, alas, do not know how to see sheep through the walls of boxes. Or maybe I do.
Kill the bad baobabs as soon you see them.

In your small being, you can have any thoughts about anything at any time. You can see the sunset whenever you want to.

10. It is such a secret place, the land of tears.

11. He had taken seriously words which were without importance, and it made him very unhappy.

12. The little prince never forgot a question once he had asked it.
13. If you succeed in judging yourself rightly, then you are indeed a man of true wisdom
14. Conceited people never hear anything but praise.

15. It is a little lonely in the desert . . It is also lonely among men.
16. Words are the source of misunderstandings.
17. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed. You are responsible for your rose . .
18. No one is ever satisfied where he is.
19. "Only the children know what they are looking for," said the little prince. "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 . . ."
20. The stars are beautiful, because of a flower that cannot be seen.
21. "What makes the desert beautiful," said the little prince, "is that somewhere it hides a well . . ."
22. "Men," said the little prince, "set out on their way in express trains, but they do not know what they are looking for. Then they rush about, and get excited, and turn round and round . . ." "It is not worth the trouble . . ."
23. "But the eyes are blind. One must look with the heart . . ."
24. But when one flushes does that not mean "Yes"?
25. One runs the risk of weeping a little, if one lets himself be tamed . . .