When gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta – there lived a tailor in Gloucester.
BEATRIX POTTERThank goodness I was never sent to school; it would have rubbed off some of the originality.
More Beatrix Potter Quotes
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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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With opportunity the world is very interesting.
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Sunday, January 27, 1884. — There was another story in the paper a week or so since.
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I hold that a strongly marked personality can influence descendants for generations.
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I do so hate finishing books. I would like to go on with them for years.
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I think prejudice and tradition count for three-quarters in matters of religion.
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Thank goodness I was never sent to school; it would have rubbed off some of the originality.
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I am worn to a raveling.
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There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they’ll take you.
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Peter was not very well during the evening. His mother put him to bed, and made some chamomile tea: “One table-spoonful to be taken at bedtime.
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Then Mrs. Tiggy-winkle made tea – a cup for herself and a cup for Lucie. They sat before the fire on a bench and looked sideways at one another.
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Thank goodness my education was neglected.
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What we call the highest and the lowest in nature are both equally perfect. A willow bush is as beautiful as the human form divine.
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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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