Thank God I have the seeing eye, that is to say, as I lie in bed I can walk step by step on the fells and rough land seeing every stone and flower and patch of bog and cotton pass where my old legs will never take me again.
BEATRIX POTTERI cannot rest, I must draw, however poor the result, and when I have a bad time come over me it is a stronger desire than ever.
More Beatrix Potter Quotes
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The woods were peopled by the mysterious good folk. The Lords and Ladies of the last century walked with me along the overgrown paths, and picked the old fashioned flowers among the box and rose hedges of the garden.
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It sometimes happens that the town child is more alive to the fresh beauty of the country than a child who is country born..
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All outward forms of religion are almost useless, and are the causes of endless strife.
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I am worn to a raveling.
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What heaven can be more real than to retain the spirit-world of childhood?
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With opportunity the world is very interesting.
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Believe there is a great power silently working all things for good, behave yourself and never mind the rest.
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Once upon a time there were three kittens, and their names were Mitten, Tom Kitten, and Moppet. They had dear little fur coats of their own; and they tumbled about the doorstep and played in the dust.
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The shorter and the plainer the better.
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I was a child then, I had no idea what the world would be like. I wished to trust myself on the waters and the sea.
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Thank goodness my education was neglected.
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This is a fierce bad rabbit; look at his savage whiskers, and his claws and his turned-up tail.
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So much perfection argues rottenness somewhere.
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One day puss did not take his place punctually, but presently appeared with two mice, one of which it placed on its master’s plate, the other on its own.
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Here comes Peter Cottontail right down the bunny trail.
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