About This Quote
This quote is one of the most popular quotes in the world. It is a quotation from a play called, “The Importance of Being Earnest” by Oscar Wilde. In this play, the main character, Algernon Moncrieff, says this line to Jack Worthing, who later becomes his best friend. In this quote, Algernon says that what makes a rose so special is not just that it has to be beautiful and that it lasts for a long time.
What makes a rose so special is that it has to be a rose at all. If a rose was not green and pretty and smelled good, then no one would care about it. A rose simply has to be a rose for people to love it.
Source: The Little Prince
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