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All outward forms of religion are almost useless, and are the causes of endless strife.

Beatrix Potter

What heaven can be more real than to retain the spirit-world of childhood, tempered and balanced by knowledge and common-sense…
BEATRIX POTTER

Balance Common Heaven Knowledge Real Sense Spirit Te Tempered World
Mrs. Tiggy-winkle’s hand, holding the tea-cup, was very very brown, and very very wrinkly with the soap-suds; and all through her gown and her cap, there were HAIRPINS sticking wrong end out; so that Lucie didn’t like to sit too near her.
BEATRIX POTTER

Brown Cap Cup Gown Hold Like Near Soap Stick Tea Wrong
It is said that the effect of eating too much lettuce is ‘soporific’.
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Eating Effort Lettuce Much Said Soporific Too
Believe there is a great power silently working all things for good, behave yourself and never mind the rest.
BEATRIX POTTER

Behave Belief Good Great Mind never Power Rest Silently Yourself
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 POTTER

Bed Eye Fell Flower God Land Lying Rough See Step Thank Walk
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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Cat Doorstep Dust Kitten Name Once Time Upon
Here comes Peter Cottontail right down the bunny trail.
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Bunnies Bunny Come Country Down Easter People Person Peter Right Trail
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.
BEATRIX POTTER

Box Century Flower Garden Hedge Last Mysterious Overgrown People Rose Wood
I remember I used to half believe and wholly play with fairies when I was a child.
BEATRIX POTTER

Believe Child Children Faires Half Real Remember
Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were–Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail, and Peter.
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Country Garden Little Name Once Rabbit Time Upon
Thank goodness my education was neglected.
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Education Goodness Home Neglected School
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.
BEATRIX POTTER

Appear Day Master One Own Place Plate Punctually
Don’t go into Mr. McGregor’s garden: your Father had an accident there; he was put in a pie by Mrs. McGregor.
BEATRIX POTTER

Accident Country Father Garden People Person Pie
We cannot stay home all our lives, we must present ourselves to the world and we must look upon it as an adventure.
BEATRIX POTTER

Adventure Home Live Stay World
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.
BEATRIX POTTER

Beautiful Both Divine Equally Highest Lowest Nature Perfect
I 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.
BEATRIX POTTER

Bad Desire Ever Over Poor Rest Stronger Time

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