The wind in the grain is the caress to the spouse; it is the hand of peace stroking her hair.

Sometimes we behave as though there was something more important than life. But what?

The one thing that matters is the effort. It continues, whereas the end to be attained is but an illusion of the climber, as he fares on and on from crest to crest; and once the goal is reached it has no meaning.

He who is different from me does not impoverish me - he enriches me. Our unity is constituted in something higher than ourselves - in Man... For no man seeks to hear his own echo, or to find his reflection in the glass.

The soldier's body becomes a stock of accessories that are not his property.

The proof that the little prince existed is that he was charming, that he laughed, and that he was looking for a sheep. If anybody wants a sheep, that is a proof that he exists.

The only things you learn are the things you tame