A. A. Milne on respect
A. A. Milne104 quotes“If a statement is untrue, it is not the more respectable because it has been said in Latin.”
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Be sure to put the knocker fairly low on your door in case a very small friend drops by.
A. A. MilneA. A. Milne Chess has this in common with making poetry; that the desire for it comes upon the amateur in gusts.
A. A. MilneA. A. Milne When late morning rolls around and you’re feeling a bit out of sorts, don’t worry; you’re probably just a little eleven o’clockish.
A. A. MilneA. A. Milne How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.
A. A. MilneA. A. Milne If you want to make a song more hummy, add a few tiddely poms.
A. A. MilneA. A. Milne I’m not lost for I know where I am. But however, where I am may be lost.
A. A. MilneA. A. Milne I used to believe in forever, but forever’s too good to be true.
A. A. MilneA. A. Milne Life is so much friendlier with two.
A. A. MilneA. A. Milne It’s so much more friendly with two.
A. A. MilneA. A. Milne Just because an animal is large, it doesn’t mean he doesn’t want kindness.
A. A. MilneA. A. Milne Washing, this modern behind the ears nonsense.
A. A. MilneA. A. Milne Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.
A. A. MilneA. A. Milne If one is to be called a liar, one may as well make an effort to deserve the name.
A. A. MilneA. A. Milne They’re funny things, Accidents. You never have them till you’re having them.
A. A. MilneA. A. Milne 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. A. MilneA. A. Milne Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.
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