My friend who I am really into has this quote in his profile what does it mean?
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On ne voit bien qu'avec le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux
"It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important" (not what above means)
from The Little Prince
I did free translations and this is what the french means:
One does not see although with the heart, the essential one is invisible for the eyes
what does that quote mean in your opinion?
2006-12-10 15:10:56 · 4 answers · asked by Coxie Megan 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Your translation is a little off. A better (but not word-for-word translation is: You cannot truly see with your eyes; that which is essential is visible only with the heart. A more literal translation is: You can only see well with your heart; that which is essential is not visible with the eyes.
Basically, this deals with the duality of what you see (and therefore know) versus what you feel. Antoine De Saint Exupery (the author) is talking about "feeling" in the truest sense of the word. When you love, you feel it with your heart. Love (and the other "essentials" of life) cannot be seen, but must instead be felt. There is also the sense that your eyes can deceive you, but your heart will always lead you down the right path.
If you haven't read The Little Prince, it's absolutely worth it - it's a short read, but is achingly beautiful.
2006-12-10 15:23:22 · answer #1 · answered by cassee_ame 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
1. The Bruce Lee quote is about seeming to conform as a defense and a offense. A way of confounding you opponent. 2. A way of seeing not with the eyes but the heart. They're different, one having to do with conflict and the other with seeing the world. Yet they seem to deal reality the same way by being different.
2016-05-23 04:04:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This famous line, uttered by the fox to the Prince, is the essence of "The Little Prince".
A better translation of the quote is this:
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Prince
to me, it means to 'look' with your heart, not your eyes, to find what is important in life.
2006-12-10 15:30:31 · answer #3 · answered by Myst 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
anyone with this quote in their mentionables is notable of much observation and respect. the little prince is an amazing book that touched me as i read it to my children.
the little prince
and shel silverstein.
read them, no matter your age.
2006-12-10 15:32:50 · answer #4 · answered by Rebecca Laurin Simms 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋