01UndatedKing John was not a good man,He had his little ways.And sometimes no one spoke to him,For days and days and days.A.A. Milne / quote ↗
02UndatedGood judgment comes from experience, and experience - well, that comes from poor judgment.A.A. Milne / quote ↗
03UndatedHe said it twice because he had never said it before, and it sounded funny.A.A. Milne / quote ↗
04UndatedWell, I've got an idea," said Rabbit, "and here it is. We take Tigger for a long explore, somewhere where he's never been, and we lose him there, and next morning we find him again, and--mark my words--he'll be a different Tigger altogether." "Why?" said Pooh. "Because he'll be a Humble Tigger. Because he'll be a Sad Tigger, a Melancholy Tigger, a Small and Sorry Tigger, an Oh-Rabbit-I-am-glad-to-see-you Tigger. That's why." "Will he be glad to see me and Piglet, too?" "Of course." "That's good," said Pooh. "I should hate him to go on being Sad," said Piglet doubtfully. "Tiggers never go on being Sad," explained Rabbit.A.A. Milne / quote ↗
05UndatedThe third-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the majority. The second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the minority. The first-rate mind is only happy when it is thinA.A. Milne / quote ↗
07UndatedOwl," said Rabbit shortly, "you and I have brains. The others have fluff. If there is any thinking to be done in this Forest--and when I say thinking I mean thinking--you and I must do it.A.A. Milne / quote ↗
08UndatedThe third-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the majority. The second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the minority. The first-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking.A.A. Milne / quote ↗
09UndatedWhat I say is that, if a man really likes potatoes, he must be a pretty decent sort of fellow.A.A. Milne / quote ↗
10UndatedThe Old Testament is responsible for more atheism, agnosticism, disbelief—call it what you will—than any book ever written; it has emptied more churches than all the counterattractions of cinema, motor bicycle and golf course.A.A. Milne / quote ↗
11UndatedThey have no imagination. A tail is just a tail to them, just a little something extra in the back.A.A. Milne / quote ↗
12UndatedWhat day is it?"It's today," squeaked Piglet.My favorite day," said Pooh.A.A. Milne / quote ↗
13UndatedOrganizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up.A.A. Milne / quote ↗
15UndatedHe was telling an interesting anecdote full of exciting words like "encyclopedia" and "rhododendron".A.A. Milne / quote ↗
17UndatedWinnie the Pooh finds comfort in counting his pots of honey, and Rabbit finds comfort in knowing where his relations are – even if he doesn't need them at the moment.A.A. Milne / quote ↗
18UndatedSome people talk to animals. Not many listen though. That's the problem.A.A. Milne / quote ↗
19UndatedAnd out floated Eeyore. "Eeyore!" cried everybody. Looking very calm, very dignified, with his legs in the air, came Eeyore from beneath the bridge. "It's Eeyore!" cried Roo, terribly excited. "Is that so?" said Eeyore, getting caught up by a little eddy, and turning slowly round three times. "I wondered." "I didn't know you were playing," said Roo. "I'm not," said Eeyore. "Eeyore, what are you doing there?" said Rabbit. "I'll give you three guesses, Rabbit. Digging holes in the ground? Wrong. Leaping from branch to branch of a young oak-tree? Wrong. Waiting for somebody to help me out of the river? Right. Give Rabbit time, and he'll always get the answer." "But, Eeyore," said Pooh in distress, "what can we--I mean, how shall we--do you think if we--" "Yes," said Eeyore. "One of those would be just the thing. Thank you, Pooh.A.A. Milne / quote ↗
20UndatedJames gave the huffle of a snail in danger. And nobody heard him at all.A.A. Milne / quote ↗
22UndatedHow does one become butterfly?' Pooh asked pensively.'You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar,' Piglet replied.'You mean to die?' asked Pooh.'Yes and now,' he answered. 'What looks like you will die, but what's really you will live on.A.A. Milne / quote ↗
24UndatedYou can't help respecting anybody who can spell TUESDAY, even if he doesn't spell it right; but spelling isn't everything. There are days when spelling Tuesday simply doesn't count.A.A. Milne / quote ↗
