Quotes by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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.


It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.


Language is the source of misunderstandings.


Life has taught us that love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.


One man may hit the mark, another blunder; but heed not these distinctions. Only from the alliance of the one, working with and through the other, are great things born.


Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.


It is only with one's heart that one can see clearly. What is essential is invisible to the eye.


A goal without a plan is just a wish.


That is the hardest thing of all. It is much harder to judge yourself than to judge others. If you succeed in judging yourself, it's because you're truly a wise man.