You are responsible, forever, for what you have tamed. You are responsible for your rose.

A chief is a man who assumes responsibility. He says "I was beaten," he does not say "My men were beaten";

To be a man is to be responsible. It is to feel shame at the sight of what seems to be unmerited misery. It is to take pride in a victory won by one's comrades. It is to feel, when setting one's stone, that one is contributing to the building of the

A chief is a man who assumes responsibility. He says 'I was beaten', he does not say 'My men were beaten.'

It's the time you spent on your rose that makes your rose so important...People have forgotten this truth, but you mustn't forget it. You become responsible forever for what you've tamed. You're responsible for your rose.

You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.