Grown-ups love figures... When you tell them you've made a new friend they never ask you any questions about essential matters. They never say to you "What does his voice sound like? What games does he love best? Does he collect butterflies? " Instead they demand "How old is he? How much does he weigh? How much money does his father make? " Only from these figures do they think they have learned anything about him.

If France is to be judged, judge her not by the effects of her defeat but by her readiness to sacrifice herself.

True love begins when nothing is looked for in return.

At one time I say to myself: "Surely not! The little prince shuts his flower under her glass globe every night, and he watches over his sheep very carefully . . ." Then I am happy. And there is sweetness in the laughter of all the stars.

You cannot plant an acorn in the morning, and expect that afternoon to sit in the shade of an oak.

Perfection is reachednot when there's nothing to add, but when there's nothing to take away.

We are forever responsible for that which we have tamed.