60 Prince Quotes from the Iconic Little Prince and Other Popular Prince Quotes

The Little Prince Quotes

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The Little Prince is a totally classic read. Though the Little Prince’s voyages among the planets is totally fiction, the writer’s own experiences as a pilot helped inspire that tale. In another word, The Little Prince you know is based on a true story.

We all can agree that The Little Prince is an inspiring read. Just like you, Tripboba is among the luckiest to ever discover this tale! Now if you want read Prince quotes, we have compiled these Prince quotes from the tale for your reading season:

• “And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

• “Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

• “It is such a mysterious place, the land of tears.” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

• “But if you come at just any time, I shall never know at what hour my heart is to be ready to greet you.” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

• “But eyes are blind. You have to look with the heart.” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupery

• “Only the children know what they are looking for.” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

• “One only understands the things that one tames,” said the fox. “Men have

• no more time to understand anything. They buy things already made at the shops. But there is no shop anywhere where one can buy friendship, and so men have no friends any more. If you want a friend, tame me...” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

• “Supposing I know of a flower that is absolutely unique, that is nowhere to be found except on my planet, and any minute that flower could accidentally be eaten up by a little lamb, isn't that important? If a person loves a flower that is the only one of its kind on all the millions and millions of stars, then gazing at the night sky is enough to make him happy. He says to himself "My flower is out there somewhere." But if the lamb eats the flower, then suddenly it's as if all the stars had stopped shining. Isn't that important?” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

• “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

• “What a queer planet!" he thought. "It is altogether dry, and altogether pointed, and altogether harsh and forbidding. And the people have no imagination. They repeat whatever one says to them... On my planet I had a flower; she always was the first to speak...” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

• “If a sheep eats bushes does it eat flowers too? A sheep eats whatever it finds. Even a flower with thorn? Even a flower with thorns. Then what's the good of thorns?” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

• “You - you alone will have the stars as no one else has them...” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

• “That is the most difficult thing of all. It is far more difficult to judge oneself than to judge others. If you succeed in judging yourself correctly, then you are truly a man of wisdom.” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

• “Here is my secret. It’s quite simple: One sees clearly only with the heart. Anything essential is invisible to the eyes.” —Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

• “If you love a flower which happens to be on a star, it is sweet at night to gaze at the sky. All the stars are a riot of flowers.” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Little Prince Quotes

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The Little Prince follows a young prince who visits various planets in outer space, including Earth, and discusses themes of loneliness, friendship, love, and loss.

Though stylized as a children's book, The Little Prince makes observations about life, adults, and human nature.

Here are more Prince quotes from The Little Prince:

• “And when your sorrow is comforted (time soothes all sorrows) you will be content that you have known me.” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

• “This is, to me, the loveliest and saddest landscape in the world. It is the same as that on the preceding page, but I have drawn it again to impress it on your memory. It is here that the little prince appeared on Earth, and disappeared. Look at it carefully so that you will be sure to recognise it in case you travel someday to the African desert. And, if you should come upon this spot, please do not hurry on. Wait for a time, exactly under the star. Then, if a little man appears who laughs, who has golden hair and who refuses to answer questions, you will know who he is. If this should happen, please comfort me. Send me word that he has come back.” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

• “All men have the stars," he answered, "but they are not the same things for different people. For some, who are travelers, the stars are guides. For others they are no more than little lights in the sky. For others, who are scholars, they are problems. For my businessman they were wealth. But all these stars are silent. You―you alone―will have the stars as no one else has them...” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

• “Once again I felt myself frozen by the sense of something irreparable. And I knew that I could not bear the thought of never hearing that laughter any more. For me, it was like a spring of fresh water in the desert.” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

• “It is just as it is with the flower. If you love a flower that lives on a star, it is sweet to look at the sky at night. All the stars are a-bloom with flowers.” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

• “It is just as it is with the water. Because of the pulley, and the rope, what you gave me to drink was like music. You remember--how good it was.” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

• “And when your sorrow is comforted (time soothes all sorrows) you will be content that you have known me. You will always be my friend. You will want to laugh with me. And you will sometimes open your window, so, for that pleasure...And your friends will be properly astonished to see you laughing as you look up at the sky! Then you will say to them, "Yes, the stars always make me laugh!” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

• “Look up at the sky. Ask yourselves: is it yes or no? Has the sheep eaten the flower? And you will see how everything changes...And no grown-up will ever understand that this is a matter of so much importance!” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

• “Wait for a time, exactly under the star. Then, if a little man appears who laughs, who has golden hair and who refuses to answer questions, you will know who he is. If this should happen, please comfort me. Send me word that he has come back.” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

• “If someone loves a flower, of which just one single blossom grows in all the millions and millions of stars, it is enough to make him happy just to look at the stars” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

• “My drawing was not a picture of a hat. It was a picture of a boa constrictor digesting an elephant. But since the grown-ups were not able to understand it, I made another drawing: I drew the inside of a boa constrictor so that the grown-ups could see it clearly. They always need to have things explained.” ― Antoine de Saint Exupéry

• “Well, I must endure the presence of two or three caterpillars if I wish to become acquainted with the butterflies. It seems that they are very beautiful. And if not the butterflies—and the caterpillars—who will call upon me? You will be far away...As for the large animals—I am not at all afraid of any of them. I have my claws.” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

• “The fact is that I did not know how to understand anything! I ought to have judged by deeds and not by words. She cast her fragrance and her radiance over me. I ought never to have run away from her... I ought to have guessed all the affection that lay behind her poor little strategems. Flowers are so inconsistent! But I was too young to know how to love her...” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

• He did not understand this quiet sweetness. 'Of course I love you,' the flower said to him. 'It is my fault that you have not known it all the while. That is of no importance. But you—you have been just as foolish as I. Try to be happy... Let the glass globe be. I don't want it anymore.” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

• “Certainly. When you find a diamond that belongs to nobody, it is yours. When you discover an island that belongs to nobody, it is yours. When you get an idea before anyone else, you take out a patent on it: it is yours. So with me: I own the stars, because nobody else before me ever thought of owning them.” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Prince Philip Quotes

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If you want to know Prince Philip quotes or you happen to be his admirer, reading these Prince quotes about him will only add more perspective of him.

• “If I were reincarnated I would wish to be returned to Earth as a killer virus to lower human population levels.” – Prince Philip

• “If it has got four legs and it is not a chair, if it has got two wings and it flies but is not an aeroplane, and if it swims and it is not a submarine, the Cantonese will eat it.” – Prince Philip

• “People think there's a rigid class system here, but dukes have been known to marry chorus girls. Some have even married Americans.” – Prince Philip

• “It’s a pleasure to be in a country that isn’t ruled by its people.” – Prince Philip

• “I just wonder what it would be like to be reincarnated in an animal whose species had been so reduced in numbers than it was in danger of extinction. What would be its feelings toward the human species whose population explosion had denied it somewhere to exist. I must confess that I am tempted to ask for reincarnation as a particularly deadly virus.” – Prince Philip

• “Dontopedalogy is the science of opening your mouth and putting your foot in it, which I've practised for many years.” – Prince Philip

• “The conservation of nature, the proper care for the human environment and a general concern for the long-term future of the whole of our planet are absolutely vital if future generations are to have a chance to enjoy their existence on this earth.” – Prince Philip

• “Human population growth is probably the single most serious long-term threat to survival. We're in for a major disaster if it isn't curbed...We have no option. If it isn't controlled voluntarily, it will be controlled involuntarily by an increase in disease, starvation and war.” – Prince Philip

• “My favourite subject at school was avoiding unnecessary work.” – Prince Philip

• “In the event that I am reincarnated, I would like to return as a deadly virus, in order to contribute something to solve overpopulation.” – Prince Philip

• “I've never been noticeably reticent about talking on subjects about which I know nothing.” – Prince Philip

• “Change does not change tradition, it strengthens it. Change is a challenge and an opportunity, not a threat.” – Prince Philip

• “A horse which stops dead just before a jump and thus propels its rider into a graceful arc provides a splendid excuse for general merriment.” – Prince Philip

• “During the Blitz, a lot of shops had their windows blown in and put up notices saying, 'More open than usual'. I now declare this place more open than usual.” – Prince Philip

• “As so often happens, I discover that it would have been better to keep my mouth shut.” – Prince Philip

The Prince Quotes

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In this section, you’re going to read some of the most important Machiavelli The Prince quotes. Let’s have a look below:

• “I’m not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it.” - Niccolo` Machiavelli

• “It is not tittles that honor men, but men that honor titles.” - Niccolo` Machiavelli

• “Men in general judge more by the sense of sight than by the sense of touch, because everyone can see but few can test by feeling.” - Niccolo` Machiavelli

• “There is no avoiding war, it can only be postponed to the advantage of your enemy.” - Niccolo` Machiavelli

• “Alexander never did what he said, Cesare never said what he did.” - Niccolo` Machiavelli

• “Princes and governments are far more dangerous than other elements within society.” - Niccolo` Machiavelli

• “It is a common fault not to anticipate storms when the sea is calm.” - Niccolo` Machiavelli

• “An unavoidable war is called justice. When brutality is the only option left it is holy.” - Niccolo` Machiavelli

• “The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.” - Niccolo` Machiavelli

• “There is no other way to guard yourself against flattery than by making men understand that telling you the truth will not offend you.” - Niccolo` Machiavelli

• “Never was anything great achieved without danger.” - Niccolo` Machiavelli

• “Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception.” - Niccolo` Machiavelli

• “Men are driven by two principal impulses, either by love or by fear.” - Niccolo` Machiavelli

• “If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.” - Niccolo` Machiavelli

• “A prince must not have any other object nor any other thought… but war, its institutions, and its discipline; because that is the only art befitting one who commands.” - Niccolo` Machiavelli