“You cannot plant an acorn in the morning, and expect that afternoon to sit in the shade of an oak.”

It is such a mysterious place, the land of tears.

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.

Night, when words fade and things come alive.

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.

All men have stars, but they are not the same things for different people.

The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched, they are felt with the heart.

The tender friendships one gives up, on parting, leave their bite on the heart, but also a curious feeling of a treasure somewhere buried.

I am very fond of sunsets. Come, let us go look at a sunset.

No one is ever satisfied where he is.

Truths may clash without contradicting each other.

One’s suffering disappears when one lets oneself go, when one yields – even to sadness.

What makes the desert beautiful,’ said the little prince, ‘is that somewhere it hides a well.

Pure logic is the ruin of the spirit.

The meaning of things lies not in the things themselves, but in our attitude towards them.

A man’s age is something impressive, it sums up his life.

A goal without a plan is just a wish.

If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.

How wrong it is for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself.

Love and hope can conquer hate.

Books are like mirrors: if a fool looks in, you cannot expect a genius to look out.

The secret to happiness is having low expectations.

Act without expectation.

An irresponsible person is a person who makes vague promises, then breaks his word, blames it on circumstances and expects other people to forgive it.

Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.