"And the fox said to the little prince: men have forgotten this truth, but you must not forget it. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed."

Antoine de Saint-Exupery, French Novelist

Ethics, Responsibility, Love, Connection, Relationship

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"He that resolves to deal with none but honest men must leave off dealing."

Thomas Fuller, English Clergyman

Ethics, Honesty, Integrity, Trust, Decision

"It isn't a natural thing to keep on worrying about the morality of one's material prosperity. These are proclivities superinduced by modern conditions of the conscience. There is a natural resistance in every healthy human being to such distressful heart-searchings."

H. G. Wells, English Author

Ethics, Morality, Wealth, Conscience, Humanity

"The task of the moral philosopher-thinker is to support and strengthen the voice of human conscience, to recognize what is good or what is bad for people, whether they are good or bad for society in a period of evolution. May be a "voice crying in the wilderness", but only if that voice remains lively and uncompromising, it is possible to transform the desert into fertile land."

Erich Fromm, American Psychologist

Ethics, Morality, Philosophy, Conscience

"You cannot sensibly expect a starving 'God-fearing' man to honor the 8th commandment."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Ethics, Truth, Regret, Wisdom, Power

"If practicality and morality are polarized and you must choose, you must do what you think is right, rather than what you think is practical."

Philip K. Dick, American Writer

Ethics, Morality, Realism, Choice, Truth

"Roman Catholicism is a broken and utterly desperate thing, capable only of malignant mischief in our awakening world."

H. G. Wells, English Author

Ethics, Criticism, Religion, Observation, Awareness

"Never mistaken humility for foolishness, nor pride for power."

Gift Gugu Mona, South African Motivational Speaker

Ethics, Humility, Pride, Perception, Strength

"I resent being lied to because a lie doesn't only undermine the value of the truth, but it further denies the liar a fair chance for honesty."

Gift Gugu Mona, South African Motivational Speaker

Ethics, Truth, Integrity, Honesty, Regret

"Let every man be respected as an individual and no man idolized."

Albert Einstein, German Scientist

Ethics, Respect, Individual, Equality, Humanity

"Sadness is a vice."

Gustave Flaubert, French Novelist

Ethics, Sadness, Emotion, Morality, Character

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

Heart

"We do not pray for immortality, but only not to see our acts and all things stripped suddenly of all their meaning; for then it is the utter emptiness of everything reveals itself."

Philosophy

"Night when words fade and things come alive when the destructive analysis of day is done and all that is truly important becomes whole and sound again. When man reassembles his fragmentary self and grows with the calm of a tree."

Philosophy

"When you've finished your own toilet in the morning, then it is time to attend to the toilet of your planet, just so, with the greatest care."

Duty

"Why are you drinking? demanded the little prince."So that I may forget," replied the tippler."Forget what?" inquired the little prince, who was already sorry for him."Forget that I am ashamed," the tippler confessed, hanging his head."Ashamed of what?" insisted the little prince, who wanted to help him."Ashamed of drinking!"

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"Love is not about staring at each other, but staring off in the same direction."

Relationship

"I remembered the fox. One runs the risk of crying a bit if one allows oneself to be tamed."

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"He that resolves to deal with none but honest men must leave off dealing."

"It isn't a natural thing to keep on worrying about the morality of one's material prosperity. These are proclivities superinduced by modern conditions of the conscience. There is a natural resistance in every healthy human being to such distressful heart-searchings."

"You cannot sensibly expect a starving 'God-fearing' man to honor the 8th commandment."

"If practicality and morality are polarized and you must choose, you must do what you think is right, rather than what you think is practical."

"Roman Catholicism is a broken and utterly desperate thing, capable only of malignant mischief in our awakening world."

"Never mistaken humility for foolishness, nor pride for power."

"I resent being lied to because a lie doesn't only undermine the value of the truth, but it further denies the liar a fair chance for honesty."

"Let every man be respected as an individual and no man idolized."

"Sadness is a vice."

Explore more quotes by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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

"We do not pray for immortality, but only not to see our acts and all things stripped suddenly of all their meaning; for then it is the utter emptiness of everything reveals itself."

"Night when words fade and things come alive when the destructive analysis of day is done and all that is truly important becomes whole and sound again. When man reassembles his fragmentary self and grows with the calm of a tree."

"When you've finished your own toilet in the morning, then it is time to attend to the toilet of your planet, just so, with the greatest care."

"Love is not about staring at each other, but staring off in the same direction."

"I remembered the fox. One runs the risk of crying a bit if one allows oneself to be tamed."

"Conceited people never hear anything but praise."

"Tell me who admires and loves you, and I will tell you who you are."

"The field of consciousness is tiny. It accepts only one problem at a time."