“You have a good many little gifts and virtues, but there is no need of parading them, for conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long, and the great charm of all power is modesty.” NeedsLittlesLongRealVirtueTalentDangerGeniusGoodnessCharmModestyFinestSpoilConceitOverlookedConceitedReal Talent Book:Little Women and Little Men Source: Little Women and Little Men
“What did I care about my hammer, about my bolt, about thirst or death? There was, on one star, on one planet, on mine, the Earth, a little prince to be consoled! I took him in my arms. I rocked him. I told him, 'The flower you love is not in danger...I'll draw you a muzzle for your sheep...I'll draw you a fence for your flower...I' I didn't know what to say. How clumsy I felt! I didn't know how to reach him, where to find him...It's so mysterious, the land of tears.” KnowsLittlesCareEarthStarsFeltLove IsKnow HowLandDangerTearsMinesPlanetsFlowerArmsDrawsMysteriousSheepI CareThirstFenceHammersBoltsClumsyMuzzle Author:Antoine de Saint-Exupery
“Where all think alike there is little danger of innovation.” ThinkingLittlesDangerInnovationIndividualityThought ProvokingNonconformity Book:Desert Solitaire Source: Desert Solitaire