But the vain man did not hear him. Vain men never hear anything but praise.
“It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important.”
“People have forgotten this truth," the fox said. "But you mustn’t forget it. You become responsible forever for what you’ve tamed. You’re responsible for your rose.”
“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...”
“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...”
“When someone blushes, doesn't that mean 'yes'?”
“For millions of years flowers have been producing thorns. For millions of years sheep have been eating them all the same. And it's not serious, trying to understand why flowers go to such trouble t...”
“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.”
