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Few stories are as widely read and as universally cherished by children and adults alike as The Little Prince. Richard Howard's new translation of the beloved classic-published to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's birth-beautifully reflects Saint-Exupéry's... read more
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Memorable Quotes
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“It is a secret place, the land of tears.”
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“One must endure the presence of two or three caterpillars if one wishes to become acquainted with the butterflies.”
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“Voici mon secret. Il est tres simple: on ne voit bien qu'avec le coeur. L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux. -- Here is my secret. It is very simple: one sees clearly only with the heart. The essential is invisible to the eyes.”
Le Renard -- The Fox -
“All grown-ups were children first. (But few remember it).”
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“Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is exhausting for children to have to provide explanations over and over again.”
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“It is much more difficult to judge oneself than to judge others. If you succeed in judging yourself rightly, then you are indeed a man of true wisdom.”
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“Conceited people never hear anything but praise.”
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“What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well.”
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“Men have no more time to understand anything. They buy things all ready made at the shops. But there is no shop anywhere where one can buy friendship, and so men have no friendship anymore.”
Fox
First Sentence
QUODAM DIE, cum sex annos natus essem, imaginem praeclare pictam in libro de silva quae integra dicitur vidi; qui liber inscribebatur: Narratiunculae a vita ductae. // Once when I was six years old I saw a magnificent picture in a book, called True Stories from Nature, about the primeval forest.
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- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (Author)
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