If you want to build a ship, teach the men to yearn for the vast and endless sea.

And the little prince broke into a lovely peal of laughter, which irritated me very much. I like my misfortunes to be taken seriously.

Once men are caught up in an event, they cease to be afraid. Only the unknown frightens men.

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 time for action is now. It's never too late to do something.

The seed haunted by the sun never fails to find its way between the stones in the ground. And the pure logician, if no sun draws him forth, remains entangled in his logic.

For, to conceited men, all other men are admirers.