Astronomy Quote by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
““At night, you'll look up at the stars. It's too small, where I live, for me to show you where my star is. It's better that way. My star will be...one of the stars, for you. So you'll like looking at all of them. They'll all be your friends. And besides, I have a present for you. He laughed again. 'Ah, little fellow, little fellow, I love hearing that laugh.' 'That'll be my present. Just that...' People have stars, but they aren't the same. For travelers, the stars are guides. For other people they're nothing but tiny lights. And for still others, for scholars, they're problems. For my businessman, they were gold. But all those stars are silent stars. You though, you'll have stars like nobody else. 'What do you mean?' When you look up at the sky at night, sincle I'll be living on one of them, since I'll be laughing on one of them, for you it'll be as if all the stars are laughing. You'll have stars that can laugh! And he laughed again. ...And it'll be as if I had given you, instead of stars, a lot of little bells that know how to laugh.””
About This Quote
Stars symbolize different meanings for people—guides, friends, problems, wealth—yet they can also become sources of joy and laughter.
In simple terms: Stars mean different things to different people, but they can also bring laughter.
Find personal meaning in symbols and share joy.
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When to use this quote
- navigation
- inspiration
- education
- business
- artistic expression
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- What personal “star” guides you?
- How can you turn ordinary symbols into joy?
Symbols may be over‑generalized, losing individual nuance.