A gentleman had a favourite cat whom he taught to sit at the dinner table where it behaved very well. He was in the habit of putting any scraps he left onto the cat’s plate.
BEATRIX POTTERI hold that a strongly marked personality can influence descendants for generations.
More Beatrix Potter Quotes
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Thank goodness my education was neglected.
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Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were–Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail, and Peter.
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I do so hate finishing books. I would like to go on with them for years.
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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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I hold an old-fashioned notion that a happy marriage is the crown of a woman’s life.
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So much perfection argues rottenness somewhere.
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Most people, after one success, are so cringingly afraid of doing less well that they rub all the edge off their subsequent work.
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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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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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With opportunity the world is very interesting.
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Peter lost one of his shoes among the cabbages, and the other shoe amongst the potatoes.
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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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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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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.
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