The Little Prince is a legendary work by the French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery. This children's fairy tale for adults was first published in 1943, since then there is no person in the world who does not know its main character - a boy with golden hair.
The Little Prince has been translated into more than 180 languages, films have been made based on it, music has been written. The book has become part of modern culture and scattered into quotes.
“But if it is some kind of bad herb, you need to uproot it as soon as you recognize it.”
In the allegorical narrative of Antoine de Saint-Exupery, the planet is the soul, the inner world of a person, and bad grass is his bad thoughts, deeds and habits. The seeds of the "bad grass" should be disposed of immediately, before it takes root, becomes a trait of character and destroys the personality. After all, if the planet is very small, and there are a lot of baobabs, they will tear it to pieces.
“I must endure two or three caterpillars if I want to meet butterflies”
Some people are unpleasant to us, "slippery" and dodgy, like caterpillars. But this does not mean that they do not have anything beautiful inside. Perhaps they are just looking for their way, and someday they will turn into beautiful butterflies. One must be more tolerant of the shortcomings of others and be able to see the beautiful even in the impartial.
“How to call so that he hears, how to catch up with his soul, escaping from me ... After all, it is so mysterious and unknown, this country of tears ...”
To sympathize with someone else's pain, sincerely and delicately, is difficult. Almost the same as asking for forgiveness when offended. All words seem unnecessary and wrong. "Land of Tears" is truly incomprehensible. But the main thing is not to forget how to empathize, not to harden, unscrewing another stubborn bolt.
“After all, all adults were children at first, only few of them remember this”
Children are amazing. Until they are taught to think “right”, great ideas are born in their heads. Their imagination is boundless and pure. It is a pity that adults do not remember how innocent and beautiful the "planet" of the child is. Antoine de Saint-Exupery throughout the book reminds us how important it is to keep the child inside and not bury your childhood dreams and talents in the ground.
“Words only get in the way of understanding each other”
People speak billions of words. Most of- useless and empty. And how many words do you have to regret? But this is how the world works - without words, there would probably be no society. It is only necessary not to forget what power they possess - with one phrase a person can be made happy or unhappy, made to cry or laugh. Be careful. And take care of the people with whom you feel comfortable being silent - this is priceless.
"Your rose is so dear to you because you gave it all your days"
“Earth is not an easy planet! Humans don't take up much space on Earth." We are 7 billion. Even more. But each of us has only a couple of truly close people. Cynically, we love not people, but the time spent with them. Shared experiences and adventures are what makes your rose unique, unlike thousands of other roses.
“When you let yourself be tamed, then it happens to cry”
Singles are easier. For himself, but he will not be deceived, it will not hurt. It's hard to trust. Rather, very scary. If there were still shops where friends trade, many would become regular customers. But, fortunately, they are not. And you have to "tame". Damn scary. After all, we all know that a rare friendship does without tears.
"Then judge yourself," said the king. – This is the most difficult. It is much harder to judge oneself than others. If you can judge yourself correctly, then you are truly wise.”
If anyone is truly wise, it is de Saint-Exupery. People love to “judge” each other (especially on the Internet - don’t feed bread, let me write a condemning comment). It's so simple. He told the person what he was wrong about, and nothing more needs to be done. Another thing is to judge yourself. At a minimum, you will have to weed the baobabs.
“Only the heart is vigilant. You can’t see the most important thing with your eyes”
"Listen to your heart" - this phrase can often be heard in songs and films. Perhaps it is the second most popular after "I love you." That's why we don't take it seriously. But this does not negate its depth and wisdom. You can’t believe only external things, you can’t be rational always and everywhere. Trust your heart, it won't let you down.
"You are forever responsible for everyone you tamed"
These are words that do not require reasoning. Not for a minute, not for a second, you can not forget about loved ones. We must make sure that they never enter the land of tears. We are obliged to cover them with the glass jar of our care.
The legendary fairy tale for adults and allegorical story - the most famous work of Antoine de Saint-Exupery - was first published on April 6, 1943 in New York and is currently translated into more than 180 languages of the world. It seems that there is no person in the world who does not know a boy with golden hair, who lives with a rose on a separate planet.
For those who have not re-read this touching and wise tale-parable for a long time, we have chosen best quotes about love and friendship, which will help to look at the world warmer and friendlier:
- - On your planet, - said the Little Prince, - people grow five thousand roses in one garden ... and do not find what they are looking for ...
"They don't," I agreed.
- But what they are looking for can be found in a single rose ... - - Where are the people? The little prince finally spoke up again. It's so lonely in the desert...
- It's lonely among people too. - People no longer have time to learn anything. They buy things ready-made in stores. But after all, there are no shops where friends would trade, and therefore people no longer have friends.
- When you say to adults: “I saw beautiful house made of red brick, it has geraniums in the windows, and pigeons on the roof, ”they can’t imagine this house in any way. They should be told: "I saw a house for a hundred thousand francs." And then they exclaim: “What a beauty!”
- Adults are very fond of numbers. When you tell them that you have a new friend, they will never ask about the most important thing. They will never say: “What kind of voice does he have? What games does he like to play? Does he catch butterflies? They ask: “How old is he? How many brothers does he have? How much does he weigh? How much does his father earn? And after that they imagine that they recognized the person.
- It is enough just to move the chair a few steps. And you look at the sunset sky again and again, you just have to want to.
- - If you want to have a friend, tame me!
- What should be done for this? asked the little prince.
“You have to be patient,” Fox replied. “First, sit down over there, at some distance, on the grass. Like this. I will look askance at you, and you keep quiet. But every day, sit a little closer... - You are forever responsible for the one you tamed.
- - Once I saw the sunset forty-three times in one day!
And a little later he added:
- You know ... when you are very sad, it's good to see how the sun goes down ...
- So, on the day when you saw forty-three sunsets, you were very sad? - Words only make it difficult to understand each other.
- “You are beautiful, but empty,” continued the Little Prince. “I don't want to die for you. Of course, a random passerby, looking at my rose, will say that it is exactly the same as you. But she alone is dearer to me than all of you. After all, it is her, and not you, I watered every day. He covered her, not you, with a glass cap. He blocked it with a screen, protecting it from the wind. For her, he killed the caterpillars, only left two or three for the butterflies to hatch. I listened to how she complained and how she boasted, I listened to her even when she was silent. She is mine.
"The Little Prince" is one of the wisest, kindest and eternal books, which, having read once, you want to re-read not only to your children, but also to yourself, becoming an adult. She combined all the most important aspects life: childhood, relationships with adults, friendship, love, loyalty and devotion.
And something else that we adults often forget about - a child lives in each of us and we all come from childhood. We suggest recalling the wisest sayings from this book and pampering your child inside a little:
All adults were children at first, only few of them remember this.
All roads lead to people.
If you can correctly judge yourself, then you are really wise.
Words only make it difficult to understand each other.
After all, it is so mysterious and unknown, this country of tears.
It's very sad when friends are forgotten. Not everyone had a friend.
But I, unfortunately, cannot see the lamb through the walls of the box. Maybe I'm a bit like adults. I must be getting old.
Whether it's a house, a star or a desert - the most beautiful thing about them is what you can't see with your eyes.
Adults never understand anything themselves, and for children it is very tiring to endlessly explain and interpret everything to them.
Adults imagine that they take up a lot of space.
Laughter is like a spring in the desert.
Adults are very fond of numbers. When you tell them that you have a new friend, they will never ask about the most important thing. They will never say: “What kind of voice does he have? What games does he like to play? Does he catch butterflies? They ask: “How old is he? How many brothers does he have? How much does he weigh? How much does his father earn? And after that they imagine that they recognized the person.
Children should be very lenient towards adults.
You live in your actions, not in your body. You are your actions and there is no other you.
Take a look at the sky. And ask yourself, “Is that rose still alive, or is it gone? Suddenly the lamb ate it? And you will see: everything will be different ... And no adult will ever understand how important this is!
- I did not understand anything then! It was necessary to judge not by words, but by deeds. She gave me her fragrance, lit up my life. I shouldn't have run. Behind these miserable tricks and tricks one should have guessed tenderness. The flowers are so inconsistent! But II was too young, I still did not know how to love.
... my life, as if the sun will light up. I will distinguish your steps among thousands of others. Hearing human footsteps, I always run and hide. But your walk will call me like music, and I will come out of my shelter. And then - look! See, over there, in the fields, the wheat is ripening? I don't eat bread. I don't need spikes. Wheat fields mean nothing to me. And it's sad! But you have golden hair. And how wonderful it will be when you tame me! Golden wheat will remind me of you. And I will love the rustle of ears in the wind ...
People have forgotten this truth, - said the Fox, - but don't forget: you are forever responsible for everyone you tamed. You are responsible for your rose.
- You are just for me a little boy just like a hundred thousand other boys. And I don't need you. And you don't need me either. I am just a fox for you, exactly the same as a hundred thousand other foxes. But if you tame me, we will need each other. You will be the only one in the world for me. And I will be the only one for you in the whole world.
"The Little Prince" is one of the wisest, kindest and eternal books, which, having read once, you want to re-read not only to your children, but also to yourself, becoming an adult. She combined all the most important aspects of life: childhood, relationships with adults, friendship, love, loyalty and devotion.
And something else that we adults often forget about - a child lives in each of us and we all come from childhood. We suggest recalling the wisest sayings from this book and pampering your child inside a little:
All adults were children at first, only few of them remember this.
All roads lead to people.
If you can correctly judge yourself, then you are really wise.
Words only make it difficult to understand each other.
After all, it is so mysterious and unknown, this country of tears.
It's very sad when friends are forgotten. Not everyone had a friend.
But I, unfortunately, cannot see the lamb through the walls of the box. Maybe I'm a bit like adults. I must be getting old.
Whether it is a house, a star or a desert, the most beautiful thing about them is what you cannot see with your eyes.
Adults never understand anything themselves, and for children it is very tiring to endlessly explain and interpret everything to them.
Adults imagine that they take up a lot of space.
Laughter is like a spring in the desert.
Adults are very fond of numbers. When you tell them that you have a new friend, they will never ask about the most important thing. They will never say: “What kind of voice does he have? What games does he like to play? Does he catch butterflies? They ask: “How old is he? How many brothers does he have? How much does he weigh? How much does his father earn? And after that they imagine that they recognized the person.
Children should be very lenient towards adults.
You live in your actions, not in your body. You are your actions and there is no other you.
Take a look at the sky. And ask yourself, “Is that rose still alive, or is it gone? Suddenly the lamb ate it? And you will see: everything will be different ... And no adult will ever understand how important this is!
“I didn’t understand anything at the time! It was necessary to judge not by words, but by deeds. She gave me her fragrance, lit up my life. I shouldn't have run. Behind these miserable tricks and tricks one should have guessed tenderness. The flowers are so inconsistent! But II was too young, I still did not know how to love.
People have forgotten this truth,” said the Fox, “but don’t forget: you are forever responsible for everyone you tamed. You are responsible for your rose.
“You are still just a little boy to me, just like a hundred thousand other boys. And I don't need you. And you don't need me either. I am just a fox for you, exactly the same as a hundred thousand other foxes. But if you tame me, we will need each other. You will be the only one in the world for me. And I will be the only one for you in the whole world.
73 years ago, on April 6, 1934, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's story about the Little Prince, the Rose and the Fox was born in New York. In a short story, the author managed to contain wise thoughts about the most important things - friendship, love, affection, worldview. On the birthday of the story, we suggest remembering 15 wise quotes from The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
If you love a flower - the only one that is no longer on any of the many millions of stars, that's enough: you look at the sky and feel happy.
I did not understand anything then! It was necessary to judge not by words, but by deeds. She gave me her fragrance, lit up my life. I shouldn't have run. Behind these miserable tricks and tricks one should have guessed tenderness. The flowers are so inconsistent! But I was too young, I didn't know how to love yet.
This was before my Fox. He was no different from a hundred thousand other foxes. But I made friends with him, and now he is the only one in the whole world.
People no longer have time to learn anything. They buy things ready-made in stores. But after all, there are no shops where friends would trade, and therefore people no longer have friends.
When you say to adults: “I saw a beautiful house made of red brick, it has geraniums in the windows, and pigeons on the roof,” they cannot imagine this house in any way. They should be told: "I saw a house for a hundred thousand francs." And then they exclaim: “What a beauty!”
Adults are very fond of numbers. When you tell them that you have a new friend, they will never ask about the most important thing. They will never say: “What kind of voice does he have? What games does he like to play? Does he catch butterflies? They ask: “How old is he? How many brothers does he have? How much does he weigh? How much does his father earn? And after that they imagine that they recognized the person.
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