It is only with the heart that one can see rightly: what is essential is invisible to the eye. In which work does this line appear?

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Understanding that what truly matters isn’t visible to the eye is revealed by looking with the heart. In The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry has the fox tell the prince that it is only with the heart that one can see rightly, and that what is essential is invisible to the eye. This teaches that real value—like love, friendship, and meaning—shows up in inner qualities and relationships, not in outward appearance. That’s why this line comes from The Little Prince. The other works listed are different stories with other themes, and they don’t contain this line.