Цитаты из книги «Маленький принц / The Little Prince»

Children must always show great forbearance toward grown-up people.

smiled gently and indulgently.

If you say to the grown-ups: “I saw a beautiful house made of rosy brick, with geraniums in the windows and doves on the roof,” they won’t have any idea of that house at all. You must say: “I saw a house that cost $20,000.” Then they will exclaim: “Oh, what a pretty house that is!”

“Then you will judge yourself,” the king answered. “that is the most difficult thing of all. It is much more difficult to judge oneself than to judge others. If you can judge yourself rightly, then you are indeed a man of true wisdom.”

Judge by deeds[19] and not by words

“Where are the men?” the little prince at last asked. “It is a little lonely in the desert.” “It is also lonely among men,” the snake said.

And I had with me neither a mechanic nor any passengers.

He never smelled a flower. He never looked at a star. He never loved anyone. He never does anything in his life, he just adds up figures. And all day he says over and over, just like you: ‘I am busy with matters of consequence!’ And he is very proud. But he is not a man—he is a mushroom!”

We must wait until it is time.” At first you were very much surprised. And then you laughed to yourself. You said to me:

And since it is beautiful, it is truly useful.”