You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.

Truths may clash without contradicting each other.

There is no hope of joy except in human relations.

The one thing that matters is the effort.

What does tamed mean? It's something that's been too often neglected. It means to create ties.

Only the unknown frightens men. But once a man has faced the unknown, that terror becomes the known.

It was the contemplation of God that created men who were equal, for it was in God that they were equal.

It is the duty of the ship's captain to make port, cost what it may.

Real love begins where nothing is expected in return.

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.

Grown-ups never understand anything for themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them.

Tu reviendras me dire adieu, et je te ferai cadeau d'un secret.

We are prudent people. We are afraid to let go of our petty reality in order to grasp at a great shadow.

Friendship is born from an identity of spiritual goals -- from common navigation toward a star.

I don't believe you! Flowers are weak creatures. They are naive. They reassure themselves as best they can. They believe that their thorns are terrible weapons.

The essential things in life are seen, not with the eyes but with the heart.

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

Look at the sky. Ask yourselves: Has the sheep eaten the flower, yes or no? And you will see how everything changes.

Attitude is a paintbrush. It colors everything!

One is a member of a country, a profession, a civilization, a religion. One is not just a man.