Legendary tale for adults and an allegorical story - the most famous work Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was first published on April 6, 1943 in New York and has now been translated into more than 180 languages. It seems that there is no person in the world who does not know a boy with golden hair who lives with a rose on a separate planet.
For those who have not re-read this touching and wise fairy tale-parable for a long time, we have chosen best quotes about love and friendship that will help you look at the world warmer and friendlier:
- “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 one single rose... - - Where are the people? – the Little Prince finally spoke again. - It's so lonely in the desert...
- It’s also lonely among people. - 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.
- When you tell adults: “I saw beautiful house made of red brick, there are geraniums in the windows, and pigeons on the roof,” they just can’t imagine this house. They must be told: “I saw a house for a hundred thousand francs.” And then they exclaim: “What beauty!”
- 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? 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.
- 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.
- - If you want to have a friend, tame me!
- What should be done 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... - You are forever responsible for the one you tamed.
- - Once I saw the sun set forty-three times in one day!
And a little later he added:
- You know... when it’s very sad, it’s good to watch the sun go down...
- So, on that day when you saw forty-three sunsets, you were very sad? - Words only interfere with understanding each other.
- “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.
WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE WE HAVE DOMESTICATED....
And all roads lead to people.
After all, it is so mysterious and unknown, this country of tears.
It's very sad when friends are forgotten. Not everyone had a friend.
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.
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 never understand anything themselves, and for children it is very tiring to endlessly explain and explain everything to them.
Adults<…>They imagine that they take up a lot of space.
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? 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.
It's stupid to lie when you can be caught so easily!
You can be true to your word and still be lazy.
He didn't answer any of my questions, but when you blush, it means yes, doesn't it?
Here is the 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.
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.
My friend never explained anything to me. Maybe he thought I was just like him.
The most important thing is what you cannot see with your eyes...
Lamps must be taken care of: a gust of wind can extinguish them...
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...
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...
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.
You live in your actions, not in your body. You are your actions, and there is no other you.
When I asked about something, he seemed not to hear. Only little by little, from random, casually dropped words, everything was revealed to me.
Will I really, really never hear him laugh again? This laughter for me is like a spring in the desert.
And then he also fell silent, because he began to cry...
Look at the sky. And ask yourself: “Is that rose alive or is it no longer alive? What if the lamb ate it?” And you will see: everything will become different... And not a single adult will ever understand how important this is!
This, in my opinion, is the most beautiful and saddest place in the world. The same corner of the desert was drawn on the previous page, but I drew it again so that you can see it better. Here the Little Prince first appeared on Earth and then disappeared. Take a closer look to be sure to recognize this place if you ever find yourself in Africa, in the desert. If you happen to be passing through here, I implore you, don’t rush, linger a little under this star! And if it comes to you little boy with golden hair, if he laughs loudly and doesn’t answer your questions, you will certainly guess who he is. Then - I beg you! - don’t forget to console me in my sadness, write to me as soon as possible that he has returned...
Words of the 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.
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 you’re happy. And you say to yourself: “My flower lives there somewhere...”
We woke up the well and it began to sing...
If you give free rein to the baobabs, trouble will not be avoided.
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...
People grow five thousand roses in one garden... and do not find what they are looking for.
“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...
I don't like passing down death sentences. And anyway, I have to go.
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.
The eyes are blind. You have to search with your heart.
The heart also needs water.
Vain people are deaf to everything except praise.
The flowers are weak. And simple-minded.
You should never listen to what flowers say. You just have to look at them and breathe in their scent.
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.
All I had was just a rose. What kind of prince am I after this?
When he lights his lantern, it’s as if another star or flower is born. And when he turns off the lantern, it’s as if a star or a flower is falling asleep. Great activity. It's truly useful because it's beautiful.
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...” But if the lamb eats it, it’s the same as if all the stars went out at once!
Whose stars? - the businessman asked grumpily.
Don't know. Draws. - So, mine, because I was the first to think of it. - Is that enough? - Well, of course. If you find a diamond that has no owner, then it is yours. If you find an island that has no owner, it is yours. If you are the first to come up with an idea, you take out a patent for it: it is yours. I own the stars because no one before me thought of owning them.
“You are not at all like my rose,” he told them. - You are nothing yet. No one has tamed you, and you have not tamed anyone. 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.
Roses were very embarrassed. “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.
Goodbye, he said.
The beauty did not answer.
“Goodbye,” repeated the Little Prince.
She coughed. But not from a cold.
“I was stupid,” she finally said. - I'm sorry. And try to be happy.
And not a word of reproach. The little prince was very surprised. He froze, embarrassed and confused, with a glass cap in his hands. Where does this quiet tenderness come from?
Yes, yes, I love you, he heard. - It's my fault that you didn't know this. Yes, it doesn’t matter. But you were the same: stupid, just like me. Try to be happy... Leave the cap, I don’t need it anymore.
But the wind...
I don’t have that much of a cold... The freshness of the night will do me good. After all, I am a flower.
But animals, insects...
I must tolerate two or three caterpillars if I want to meet butterflies. They must be lovely. A: then who will visit me? You'll be far away. But I'm not afraid of big animals. I also have claws.
And she, in the simplicity of her soul, showed her four thorns. Then she added:
Don't wait, it's unbearable! If you decide to leave, then leave.
She didn't want the Little Prince to see her cry. It was a very proud flower...
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 will 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. Here's what cruel joke I'll play with you.
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...
- 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.
I know one planet, there lives one 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.
It’s enough just to move the chair a few steps. And you look at the sunset sky again and again, you just have to want.....
Snake words
It's also lonely among people.
“I understand perfectly,” said the Little Prince. - But why do you always speak in riddles?
“I solve all riddles,” said the snake. And both fell silent.
Words by 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” - Said the Fox 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. Wheat fields They 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.
“For me, you are still just a little boy, just like a hundred thousand other boys.” And I don't need you. And you don't need me either. For you, I am just a fox, exactly the same as a hundred thousand other foxes. But if you tame me, we will need each other. You will be the only one for me in the whole world. And I will be alone for you in the whole world
The king's words
Everyone must be asked what they can give. Power, first of all, must be reasonable.
It is much more difficult to judge yourself than others. If you can judge yourself correctly, then you are truly wise.
Well, then I command you to yawn.
P.S. I wasn't the one who collected the quotes. Found it on one site.
"The Little Prince" is a legendary work 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 modern culture and 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, inner world a person, and 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”, thoughts are born in their heads. great ideas. 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– 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 makes 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.
Quotes from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's fairy tale "The Little Prince", 1943
You are forever responsible for everyone you have tamed. - (Fox)
Only the heart is vigilant. You can't see the most important thing with your eyes.
Everyone must be asked what they can give. Power must first of all be reasonable.
It is much more difficult to judge yourself than others.
Lamps must be taken care of: a gust of wind can extinguish them.
Words only interfere with understanding each other.
When you let yourself be tamed, then it happens that you cry.
Each person has their own stars.
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.
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.
The earth helps us understand ourselves in a way that no books can help. For the earth resists us.
Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing left to add, but when nothing can be taken away.
When planting an oak tree, it’s funny to dream that you will soon find shelter in its shade.
Working just for the sake of material goods, we are building our own prison.
All our riches are dust and ashes; they are powerless to give us something worth living for.
A person learns about himself in the fight against obstacles.
The salvation is to take the first step. One more step. It’s with him that everything starts anew.
To be human means to feel that you are responsible for everything.
You can't make old friends quickly.
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?
The kingdom of man is within us.
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 consonant with human nature, but this is only because it is more consonant with our language.
A calling helps to free a person within himself, but it is also necessary that a person can give free rein to his calling.
The truth of a person is what makes him a person.
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.
With the death of each person, the unknown world dies.
Loving does not mean looking at each other, loving means looking together in the same direction.
Truth is not what is provable, truth is simplicity.
We all - some vaguely, some more clearly - feel: we need to awaken to life. But how many false paths open up.
Those who lived for a long time with all-consuming love, and then lost it, sometimes get tired of their noble loneliness. And, humbly returning to life, he finds happiness in the most ordinary affection.
The truth does not lie on the surface.
From the moment the airplane and mustard gas became weapons, the war became simply a massacre.
Victory goes to the one who rots last. And both opponents rot alive.
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.
That which gives meaning to life gives meaning to death.
When we understand our role on earth, even the most modest and inconspicuous, then only we will be happy.
Perhaps it is beautiful to die in order to conquer new lands, but modern war destroys everything for which it is supposedly waged.
There are too many people in the world who have not been helped to awaken.
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.
At the appointed hour, life disintegrates like a pod, giving away its grains.
The animal retains its grace even in old age. Why is the noble clay from which man is sculpted so deformed?
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 Spirit alone, touching clay, creates Man from it.
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.
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.
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.
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Author of the kindest and wisest fairy tale "The Little Prince" was born June 29, 1900 in the city of Lyon, France. On your birthday Exupery I really want to remember quotes from everyone’s favorite fairy tale, and also tell interesting facts from the life of the author.
Exupery had many talents: he wrote poetry, painted, played the violin, and was a tireless dreamer and inventor. And his greatest passion was sky. Antoine made his first flight at the age of 12: the famous pilot took him with him Gabriel Wroblewski.
I was on the verge of death many times. On December 29, 1935, Exupery attempted to set a record on the Paris-Saigon flight, but crashed in the Libyan desert. He and the mechanic Prevost, dying of thirst, were rescued by the Bedouins.
Most famous work Exupery - fairy tale "The Little Prince" was first published in April 1943 year in New York English. The writer then lived in the USA. In France, on native language author, "The Little Prince" was published only in 1946, after the war. The drawings in the first edition of the book were made by Exupery himself and became no less famous than the book itself.
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Friend of the Little Prince Fox Exupery was depicted with unusually long ears. This suggests that the prototype of the hero was the desert fennec fox, tamed by the writer while serving in Morocco.
I am raising a fennec fox. He is smaller than a cat, and he has huge ears. He's charming. Unfortunately, he is wild like a beast of prey and roars like a lionwrote Exupery in a letter to his sister Gabrielle.
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Antoine de Saint-Exupery passed away July 31, 1944 when he didn't return from his next flight. For a long time, the place and circumstances of his death were not known. At the end of 1998, in the sea near Marseille, a fisherman discovered a bracelet that belonged to the writer. And in 2003, aircraft debris was raised from the bottom of the sea. An examination showed that it was Exupery's plane. A few years later, one of the former Luftwaffe pilots stated that it was he who most likely shot down the plane he was flying. famous writer. The German pilot did not know that it was
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- "The Little Prince". Quotes:
- Each person has their own stars.
- We are responsible for those we have tamed...
- Vain people are deaf to everything except praise.
- Children should be very lenient towards adults.
- It's very sad when friends are forgotten. Not everyone had a friend.
- Only the heart is vigilant. You can't see the most important thing with your eyes.
- You live in your actions, not in your body. You are your actions, and there is no other you.
- Words only interfere with understanding each other.
- It is much more difficult to judge yourself than others. If you can judge yourself correctly, then you are truly wise.
- It's also lonely among people.
- It's stupid to lie when you can be caught so easily.
- If you keep going straight and straight, you won't get far.
- Here is the 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.
- After all, all adults were children at first, but few of them remember this.
- I would like to know why the stars glow. Probably so that sooner or later everyone can find theirs again.
- 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.
- He didn't answer any of my questions, but when you blush, it means yes, doesn't it?
- Laughter is like a spring in the desert.
- All roads lead to people.
- There is no perfection in the world!
