"Men have forgotten this truth," said the fox. "But you must not forget it. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed."

What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well.

To be a man is to feel that one's own stone contributes to building the edifice of the world.

Let a man in a garret but burn with enough intensity and he will set fire to the world.

If you love a flower that lives on a star, it is sweet to look at the sky at night. All the stars are a-bloom with flowers.

Of what worth are convictions that bring not suffering?

He who bears in his heart a cathedral to be built is already victorious. He who seeks to become sexton of a finished cathedral is already defeated.