50 Quotes by A. A. Milne
A. A. Milne was an English author, best known for his beloved children's book series, "Winnie-the-Pooh." Born in London in 1882, Milne initially worked as a playwright and humorist before turning to children's literature. He based his famous character Winnie-the-Pooh on a stuffed bear owned by his son, Christopher Robin Milne. The books, which include classics like "The House at Pooh Corner" and "When We Were Very Young," have been translated into multiple languages and continue to capture the hearts of readers around the world. Milne's legacy extends far beyond his children's literature, however, as he was also a pacifist and vocal critic of the British government's involvement in World War I. (Bio)
A. A. Milne Quotes
People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day. (Meaning)
You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. (Quote Meaning)
How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.
If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you. (Meaning)
In the quiet hours when we are alone and there is nobody to tell us what fine fellows we are, we come sometimes upon a moment in which we wonder, not how much money we are earning, nor how famous we have become, but what good we are doing.
If there ever comes a day when we can't be together, keep me in your heart. I'll stay there forever. (Quote Meaning)
A little Consideration, a little Thought for Others, makes all the difference.
'We'll be Friends Forever, won't we, Pooh?' asked Piglet. Even longer,' Pooh answered.
The 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. (Meaning)
Tell the innocent visitor from another world that two people were killed at Serajevo, and that the best that Europe could do about it was to kill eleven million more.
Some people care too much. I think it's called love. (Quote Meaning)
Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day. (Meaning)
When you wake up in the morning, Pooh," said Piglet at last, "what's the first thing you say to yourself?" "What's for breakfast?" said Pooh. "What do you say, Piglet?" "I say, I wonder what's going to happen exciting today?" said Piglet. Pooh nodded thoughtfully. "It's the same thing," he said.
Any day spent with you is my favorite day. So today is my new favorite day. (Quote Meaning)
Love is taking a few steps backward, maybe even more ... to give way to the happiness of the person you love. (Meaning)
Piglet: "How do you spell 'love'?" Winnie the Pooh: "You don't spell it...you feel it."
Sometimes, if you stand on the bottom rail of a bridge and lean over to watch the river slipping slowly away beneath you, you will suddenly know everything there is to be known.
A day without a friend is like a pot without a single drop of honey left inside. (Quote Meaning)
Pay attention to where you are going because without meaning you might get nowhere. (Meaning)
Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them. (Quote Meaning)
The things that make me different are the things that make me. (Meaning)
One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries. (Quote Meaning)
The average man finds life very uninteresting as it is. And I think the reason why is that he is always waiting for something to happen to him instead of setting to work to make things happen (Meaning)
Time is swift, it races by; Opportunities are born and die... Still you wait and will not try - A bird with wings who dares not rise and fly. (Quote Meaning)
You can't stay in your corner of the forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes. (Meaning)
If you want to make a song more hummy, add a few tiddely poms.
One of the advantages of being disorganized is the joy of discovery. (Quote Meaning)
What day is it?" It's today," squeaked Piglet. My favorite day," said Pooh.
A quotation is a handy thing to have about, saving one the trouble of thinking for oneself, always a laborious business.
Something feels funny. I must be thinking too hard.
Be sure to put the knocker fairly low on your door in case a very small friend drops by.
It's snowing still," said Eeyore gloomily. "So it is." "And freezing." "Is it?" "Yes," said Eeyore. "However," he said, brightening up a little, "we haven't had an earthquake lately.
Bores can be divided into two classes; those who have their own particular subject, and those who do not need a subject. (Meaning)
We can’t all and some of us don’t. That’s all there is to it.
If one is to be called a liar, one may as well make an effort to deserve the name. (Quote Meaning)
I'm not lost for I know where I am. But however, where I am may be lost. (Meaning)
Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up. (Quote Meaning)
The hardest part is what to leave behind, ... It's time to let go!
Sometimes I sits and thinks, and sometimes I just sits.
When you do the things that you can do, you will find a way.
Some have brains, and some haven't, and there it is.
When carrying a jar of honey to give to a friend for his birthday, don't stop and eat it along the way.
To the uneducated, an A is just three sticks. (Meaning)
Don't underestimate the value of doing nothing, of just going along, listening to all the thing you can't hear, and not bothering. (Quote Meaning)
War is something of man's own fostering, and if all mankind renounces it, then it is no longer there. (Meaning)
A writer wants something more than money for his work: he wants permanence. (Quote Meaning)
I am sure of this: that no one can write a book which children will like unless he write it for himself first. (Meaning)
It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words, like 'What about lunch?' (Quote Meaning)
Tiggers don't like honey. (Meaning)
You will be better advised to watch what we do instead of what we say. (Quote Meaning)
― A. A. Milne Quotes
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