La verite pour l'homme, c'est ce qui fait de lui un homme.
Antoine de Saint-ExupéryTag: truth truth-of-life
Why are you drinking? - the little prince asked.
- In order to forget - replied the drunkard.
- To forget what? - inquired the little prince, who was already feeling sorry for him.
- To forget that I am ashamed - the drunkard confessed, hanging his head.
- Ashamed of what? - asked the little prince who wanted to help him.
- Ashamed of drinking! - concluded the drunkard, withdrawing into total silence.
And the little prince went away, puzzled.
'Grown-ups really are very, very odd', he said to himself as he continued his journey.
Tag: grown-ups faith self-respect problem-solving
Er is slechts één rijkdom en dat zijn de banden tussen de mensen onderling.
Als we ons enkel en alleen inspannen voor materieel gewin, bouwen we onze eigen gevangenis. Dan veroordelen we onszelf tot eenzame opsluiting, met onze munten van as waarmee we niets kunnen kopen dat het waard is om voor te leven.
Translation via Google translate:
There is only one wealth and that are the ties between people.
If we only strive for material gain, we build our own prison. Then we condemn ourselves to solitary confinement, with our coins of ash with which we can't buy anything that is worth living for.
Tag: inspirational life-philosophy teachings
They buy things in ready-made stores. But since there are no stores where you can buy friends, people no longer have friends.
Antoine de Saint-ExupéryGrown-ups love figures. When you tell them that you have made a new friend, they never ask you any questions about essentail 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 many brothers has 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 you were to 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 would not be able to get an idea of that house at all. You have have to say to them: “I saw a house that cost $20,000.” Then they would exclaim: “Oh, what a pretty house that is!
Tag: the-little-prince
When a mystery is too overpowering, one dare not disobey.
Antoine de Saint-ExupéryTag: mystery
One must require from each one the duty with each one can perform," said the king. "Accepted authority rests first of all on reason. If you ordered your people to go and throw themselves into the sea, they would rise up in revolution. I have the right to require obedience because my orders are reasonable.
Antoine de Saint-ExupéryMa nšufu mliḥ ġir b el-qelb; beṣṣaḥ, el-muhhim ma tšufuš el-ɛin.
Antoine de Saint-ExupéryOn est de son enfance comme on est d'un pays.
We are from our childhood as we are from one country.
Tag: quote-antoine-de-saint-exupéry
It would have been better to come back at the same hour,” said the fox. “If, for example, you came at four o’clock in the afternoon, then at three o’clock I shall begin to be happy. I shall feel happier and happier as the hour advances. At four o’clock, I shall already be worrying and jumping about. I shall show you how happy I am! But if you come at just any time, I shall never know at what hour my heart is to be ready to greet you . . . One must observe the proper rites . . .
Antoine de Saint-ExupéryTag: friendship
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