Antoine de Saint Exupery – an adult who didn`t become adult

Antoine de Saint Exupery
An adult who didn’t become adult
Authors:
MAGDALENA SUCHODOLSKA, FRACZEK, ERNEST NALEPA, HUBERT MAGDZIAK, KLAUDIA
JASIŃSKA, MARCELA ANTOSIK, KONRAD WIĘSEK
Supervised by: MIECZYSŁAWA MURAK
ANTOINE THE SAINT EXUPERY
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Count – hrabia
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Executive – kierownik, dyrektor
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Stroke- udar mózgu
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Affect – wpłynąć na
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Impoverished – zubożały
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Cauntess – hrabina
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Financial – finansowe
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Difficulties – trudności
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Forced - zmusiły
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moved – przeprowadził się
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relatives - krewni
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Acquired- nabyty
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Nurses – nianie, guwernantki;
Antoine de saint Exupery was born on 29th June, 1900 in Marseille, France in
an aristocratic family. His father , Count Jean de Saint Exupéry , died of a
pielęgniarki
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szkoła podstawowa
stroke in Lyon's La Foux train station before his son's fourth birthday. His
father's death would greatly affect the entire family, transforming their status
to that of 'impoverished aristocrats'. The financial difficulties forced
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Bording School – szkoła z
internatem
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Exupery’s mother, Countess Marie de Fonscolombe, to move to her relatives’
castle in Le Mans where litlle Antoine spent his childhood altogether with his
Preparatory School – prywatna
Naval Academy – akademia
morska
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Intentionally – celowo
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sisters, aunts, cousins and nurses. He acquired his early education at Jesuit
Enter – rozpocząć, wejść
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Auditor – wolny słuchacz
schools in Montgré and Le Mans, and a Catholic boarding school in
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Without – bez
Switzerland (1915-1917). After twice failing his final exams at a Naval
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Graduate – ukończyć
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Fall into the habit – wpaść w
Academy (intentionally, some believe), Saint-Exupéry entered the École des
nawyk
Beaux-Arts as an auditor to study architecture for 15 months, again without
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Accept – przyjmować
graduating, and then fell into the habit of accepting odd jobs. In 1921 he
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Odd - dziwny
discovered his passion for flying planes. In 1927 he became a licensed civil
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Became – został
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Duty – obowiązek
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Release –uwolnienie
Morocco. His duties included negotiating the safe release of downed fliers
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Downed fliers – ranni lotnicy
taken hostage by hostile Moors. It was a very dangerous task . It was in that
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Taken hostage – wzięty jako
pilot. Soon after that accepted the position of airfield chief in southern
time that he wrote Southern Mail (1928) qnd Night Flight (1931). On the
September 1, 1939, World War II began when Germany invaded Poland, and
zakładnik
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Hostile – nieprzyjazny, wrogi
then Great Britain and France declared war on Germany. Saint
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The Moors- Maurowie
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Invade- najeżdżać
In 1943 he wrote his most known story – The Little Prince. In 1944 he
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Reconnaissance – zwiadowczy
took spotter flights over Africa. On July 31, 1944, he was scheduled for
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Took spotter flights – podjął loty
Exupéry joined the French air force to fly reconnaissance missions.
zwiadowcze
one of his last missions. His plane, a Lockheed P-38 Lightning,
disappeared on that same day. His squadron declared him officially
missing on September 8.
There were many speculations about that mysterious death . Some
people claimed he lost control over his plane, some suggested suicide
and others believed his plane was shot by the Nazi Germans.
In 1998, a fisherman named Jean-Claude
Bianco was working in the

Be scheduled for – być
wyznaczonym do
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Squadron – eskadra
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Officially – oficjalnie
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Missing – zaginiony
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Claim – twierdzić
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Suicide – samobójstwo
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Nazi Germans – Naziści
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the Mediterranean Sea- Morze
Śródziemne
Mediterranean Sea off the coast of
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approach – zbliżać się
Marseille, France when he found in his
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trawling net – sieć rybacka
trawling net and found an engraved
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engraved – wygrawerowana
bracelet entangled in it. Bianco
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entangled – zaplątany
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recognize – rozpoznawać
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immediately – natychmiast
recognized a man’s name immediately.
Authorities who also looked at the
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authorities – władze
bracelet decided that the item probably was a fake—that is, until a
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source - źródło
scuba diver later working near Bianco’s fishing area discovered the
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fake – podróbka, fałszywka
bracelet’s source: an airplane wreck on the ocean floor. The damaged
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wreck – wrak
plane was a reconnaissance aircraft from World War II. And the name
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Truth – prawda
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Come to light – ujrzeć światło
on the bracelet was none other than that of the French author and flyer
Antoine de Saint Exupéry.
dzienne
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Former – były
In 2008 the truth came to light. The former pilot of Luftwaffe Horst
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Admit – przyznać
Rippert admitted shooting down Saint-Exupéry’s plane. Rippert stated
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Shoot down – zestrzeliść
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Report – zdać raport
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Exist – istnieć
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Verify – zweryfikować
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Account – zeznanie
he reported the kill over his radio, but no documents exist to verify his
account.
THE STORY OF ROSE
Aviation – lotnictwo
Childlike – dziecięcy
In 1931, Saint-Exupéry got married with a Salvadoran
Seductive- ponętna,
writer and artist Consuelo Suncin. He - a brave pioneer
uwodzicielska
of early aviation with a childlike appetite for danger, She
Widow – wdowa
– a seductive young widow. He – a fierce loner, she frail and voluble, exotic and capricious woman eager for
Fierce loner – zażarty
samotnik
Frail – krucha, delikatna
being adored . Though they never divorced, by all accounts their marriage was a
Voluble – elokwentna
troubled one. The main reasons were Saint-Exupéry’s infidelities and frequent
Eager for –spragniona
absences. In 1935 he tried to break the air-speed record between Paris and
Though – chociaż
Saigon. It was one of the most dramatic events in his life. His plane crashed in
Divorce – rozwieść się
the Sahara, and he and his copilot wandered the desert for days, nearly dying of
By all account – bez
wątpliwości
sun exposure and dehydration. They were rescued by a Beduine. Many believe
Troubled – pełne
that his time in the desert provoked the setting for “The Little Prince” which
kłopotów
similarly describes a plane crash in the Sahara, a mystical meeting and a walk
Infidelity – niewierność
through the desert in search of water. The same concerns Rose. Consuello Saint
Frequent – częsty
– Exupery realised and admitted she had been an inspiration for the story of a
Absence - nieobecność
boy who left a beloved flower and returned to it felling it was „unique in all the
world” – whom he could not live with and could not live without.
Wander- włóczyć się
The desert – pustynia
Exposure – nastawienie
Dehydrationodwodnienie
Rescued -ocalony
Setting – tło zdarzenia
Similarly-podobnie
In search of-w
poszukiwaniu
Concern-dotyczyć
Realise-zdawać sobie
sprawę
Beloved-ukochany
Whom- którym
THE LITTLE PRINCE
If Saint-Exupéry is to be believed The Little Prince is a book for children
written for grown-ups. It can be read on many different levels to provide
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Grown-ups- dorośli
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Provide pleasuredostarczyć przyjemność
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pleasure and food for thought for readers of all ages.
Food for thoughtjedzenie dla myśli
The author, an aviator, crashes with his aeroplane in the middle of the
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Aviator-lotnik
Sahara desert. While he is trying to repair his aeroplane, a little boy appears
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Crashes with-rozbić z
and asks him to draw a sheep. The author learns that The Little Prince
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In the middle-po środku
comes from asteroid B-612 where he has left behind three volcanoes and a
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Appears-wydawać się
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Reaching earth-
rose.
Before reaching Earth, he has visited other planets and met some very odd
people: a king, a conceited man, a drunkard, a lamplighter, a geographer…
osiągnąć uziemienie
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Odd-dziwny
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Conceited man –
Since arriving on Earth, he has spoken to a fox who has taught him that to
zarozumialec, próżny
know someone or something, you must « tame » them, and that makes them
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A drunkard-pijak
unique.
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A lamplighter-latarnik
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A geographer-geograf
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Tame-oswojony
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Makes unique- czynić
« What is essential is invisible to the eye, says the fox. »
In order to return to his planet and his rose, The Little Prince allows himself
wyjątkowym
to be bitten by a poisonous snake: his planet is too far away, he cannot take
his « shell ». The aviator, who has succeeded in repairing his plane, also
leaves the desert. He still hopes The Little Prince will return one day and
asks us to write and tell him if ever we should meet his friend.
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Essential-niezbędny
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Invisible-niewidzialny
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Allows-pozwalać
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Bitten-gryźć
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Poisonous-trujący
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Shell-skorupka
THE LITTLE PRINCE JOURNEY
The king – asteroid B 325
In the book, the Little Prince meets a king who claims to rule over all with
absolute power. His only “subject”, however, is an old rat that he hears at night.
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Rule over - rzązić nad
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Subject-poddany
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Set-zachodzić (o słońcu)
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At sunset-o zachodzie
The king exercises his power over the sun by ordering it to set – but only at
słońca
sunset. In order not to lose face, the king gives only “reasonable” orders (“I order
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Lose face-stracić twarz
you to sit down”) – as good a way as any to satisfy his thirst for power. The Little
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Reasonable-rozsądny
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Thirst for power- rządza
Prince is not fooled, however, and sees the monarch as no more than another
odd grown-up.
władzy
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Fooled-oszukany
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conceited manzarozumiały człowiek,
The conceited man – asteroid B 326
Wearing a hat as showy as it is ridiculous, the conceited man sees himself as the
próżny
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handsomest and the most intelligent man on his tiny planet. The Little Prince
reminds the conceited man that he is, in fact, all alone on his planet, but still the
głupi
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Handsomestnajprzprzystojniejszy
conceited man wishes to be admired and applauded. The Little Prince is
perplexed by such vanity: “Grown-ups are really very odd,” he says to himself.
Ridiculous-bezsensowny,
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Tiny- niewielki
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Reminds-przypominać
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Wishes to be admired-
The drunkard –asteroid B 327
pragnie być podziwiany
He lives alone with his collection of bottles and spends his time drinking to
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Applauded- oklaskiwany
forget that he is ashamed of drinking. To the Little Prince, it is clear that the
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Perplexed- zmieszany
drunkard is deeply unhappy, and he wants to help. The drunkard, however,
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vanity- próżność
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Ashamed - zawstydzony
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Drunkard- pijak
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Withdraw- wycofać się
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Misery-niedola,
withdraws into sadness and silence. The Little Prince is left perplexed by this
adult who sees no way out of his misery.
The businessman – asteroid B 328
nieszczęście
The businessman is a large gentleman who is so very busy that he does not even

Light hiscigarette- światło
have time to light his cigarette. He spends his time counting stars, which he
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Count- liczyć
claims to own. Then he writes down the numbers on a piece of paper that he puts
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own- posiadać
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waste- marnować
in the bank. The Little Prince tries to make him see that he is wasting his life and
that “owning” means being useful to what you own. He speaks of his rose,
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Water- podlewać
which he waters and protects. The businessman is left speechless, and the
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Protect – chronić
Little Prince once again finds grown-ups to be very disappointing.
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Speechless –oniemiały
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Disappoint - zawodzić
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Initially- początkowo
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Charmed- zauroczony
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Character- postać
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Light the lamp- zapalać
The lamplighter – asteroid B 329
The Little Prince is initially rather charmed by this character. His job is a
useful one: to light the lamp at sunset. But the speed of rotation of the
lamplighter’s planet is increasing all the time, and the poor lamplighter is
lampę
forever putting out his lamp and immediately lighting it again. “Orders are
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Put out- gasić
orders,” says the lamplighter to the Little Prince who, in spite of everything,
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Immediatleynatychmiast
can only admire the effort this grown-up puts into being faithful to his
orders.
The geographer – Asteroid B 330
The geographer is an old gentleman who writes down, in big books, the
information brought to him by explorers. His planet is vast and magnificent,
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orders - rozkazy
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In spite of – pomimo
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Admire-podziwiać
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Effort-wysiłek
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Faithful-wierny
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geographer- geograf
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brought- dostarczony,
but he has no way of knowing whether it has rivers and mountains because
“the geographer is far too important to waste his time browsing around”. The
przyniesiony
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browsing around-
geographer is someone who needs the stories of others in order to know
przeglądając,
things; for the Little Prince, on the other hand, it takes effort to know things.
przetrząsając
It is the geographer who advises the Little Prince to visit Earth because, he
says, it has “a good reputation”.
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Explorers- badacze
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Magnificent- doskonały
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On the other hand- z
drugiej strony
SOURCE:
http://www.thelittleprince.com/work/the-story/
https://thepetitprince.wordpress.com/about/
http://weekend.gazeta.pl/weekend/1,152121,19141911,oblatywacz-serc-i-jego-demoniczna-asteroidahistoria-burzliwej.html
http://www.britannica.com/biography/Antoine-de-Saint-Exuper
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Advise - doradzać
THE LITTLE PRINCE - QUOTATIONS
“And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can
see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”
„ A oto mój sekret. Jest bardzo prosty: dobrze widzi się tylko sercem. Najważniejsze jest niewidoczne dla oczu.”
“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.”
„Ludzie zapomnieli o tej prawdzie.” Lis powiedział. „Ale nie wolno zapomnieć. Stajesz się
odpowiedzialny na zawsze za to, co oswojone. Jesteś odpowiedzialny za twoją różę.”
„All grown-ups were once children, but only few of them remember it”
„Wszyscy dorośli byli kiedyś dziećmi ale niewielu o tym pamięta”
„And now here is my secret , a very simple secret :
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly;
What is essential is invisible to the eye”
"A oto mój sekret, bardzo prosty sekret:
Jest tylko sercem, że widać słusznie;
Najważniejsze jest niewidoczne dla oczu "