14 Eylül 2011 Çarşamba

The Little Prince by Antonie de Saint-Exupéry

Quotations

''And, in fact, on the little prince's planet there were- as on all planets- good plants and bad plants. The good plants come from good seeds, and the bad plants from bad seeds. But the seeds are invisible. ''pg., 14

''if I were to command a general to turn into a seagull, and if the general did not obey, that would not be the general's fault. It would be mine.'' pg., 29

''Exactly. One must command from each what each can perform,'' the king went on. Authority is based first of all upon reason. '' pg. 31

'' Then you shall pass judgement on yourself,'' the king answered. ''that is the hardest thing of all. It is much harder to judge yourself than to judge others. If you succeed in your judging yourself, it's because you are truly a wise man.'' pg. 32

'' Kings don't own. They 'reign' over... It's quite different.'' pg. 38

' But if you tame me, we'll need each other. You'll be the only boy in the world for me. I'll be the only fox in the world for you....' pg. 59

'' The only things you learn are the things you tame,' said the fox. '' People haven't time to learn anything . They buy things ready-made in stores. But since there are no stores where you can buy friends, people no longer have friends. If you want a friend tame me! ''

''Language is the source of misunderstandings. But day by day, you'll be able to sit a little closer...'' pg. 60

'' One sees clearly only with the heart. Anything essential is invisible to the eyes.'' pg. 63

'' It's the time you spent on your rose that makes your rose so important.'' pg. 64

'' People where you live, '' the little prince said, '' grow five thousand roses in one garden... yet they don't find what they are looking for...''

'' And yet what they are looking for could be found in a single rose, or alittle water...''

''But eyes are blind. You have to look with the heart. '' pg. 71

A Harvest Book Harcourt, INC. , San Diego, New York, London, 2000

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