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Grown-ups are very fond of numbers. When you tell them about a new friend, they never ask you the kind of questions that should be asked, such as: ‘What kind of voice does he have?’ ‘What are his favourite games?’ ‘Does he collect butterflies?’ Instead they ask: ‘How old is he? How many brothers has he got? How much does he weigh? How much money does his father earn?’ They really do imagine this is the best way to discover what sort of person he is!
if I ever want to see butterflies, I think I have to put up with two or three caterpillars, don’t you?
Language is the cause of so many misunderstandings.
The important things in life you cannot see with your eyes, only with your heart.’
The sweetness of this water was born from the long walk under the stars, from the song of the pulley, and from the effort of pulling up that bucket.
‘Eyes are blind,’ the little prince went on. ‘To see things as they are, you have to use your heart.’
If you allow yourself to be tamed, there will be tears.
‘And once you have got over the sadness of parting (and in time we always do) you will be happy that you knew me.
