Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Quote by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Work

The Little Prince

Browse quotes and source details for this work. more

Author

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Browse famous quotes and profile details for Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. more

You May Also Like

“If you read the translation, know this: it is a work in progress. All such things are. Other scholars will come along, armed with a better comprehension of the language, other texts, the evidence of archaeology, and they will refine our words, or replace them entirely. We once thought that southern Anthiope was the homeland of my people; now we know it was their second home, as the Sanctuary we live in today is the third. We should not lament this alteration in our knowledge, but celebrate it. Our understanding should always change, always grow—even when that means the necessary destruction of what we knew before.”

Be BraveWork In ProgressNew Discoveries
Book:Turning Darkness Into Light
Create image