But the vain man did not hear him. Vain men never hear anything but praise.
Antoine de Saint-Exupry.
“Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.”
“It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important.”
“I know a planet where there is a certain red-faced gentleman. He has never smelled a flower. He has never looked at a star. He has never loved any one. He has never done anything in his life but ad...”
“People have forgotten this truth," the fox said. "But you mustnt forget it. You become responsible forever for what youve tamed. Youre responsible for your rose.”
“Of course Ill hurt you. Of course youll hurt me. Of course we will hurt each other. But this is the very condition of existence. To become spring, means accepting the risk of winter. To become pres...”
“You're beautiful, but you're empty...One couldn't die for you. Of course, an ordinary passerby would think my rose looked just like you. But my rose, all on her own, is more important than all of y...”
“But the vain man did not hear him. Vain men never hear anything but praise.”
“Vanity is becoming a nuisance, I can see why women give it up, eventually. But I'm not ready for that yet.”
“Virtue would go far if vanity did not keep it company.Francois de La Rochefoucauld”
“Flattery is a kind of bad money, to which our vanity gives us currency.”