Peter lost one of his shoes among the cabbages, and the other shoe amongst the potatoes.
BEATRIX POTTERPeter lost one of his shoes among the cabbages, and the other shoe amongst the potatoes.
More Beatrix Potter Quotes
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What heaven can be more real than to retain the spirit-world of childhood?
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So much perfection argues rottenness somewhere.
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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 think prejudice and tradition count for three-quarters in matters of religion.
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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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What heaven can be more real than to retain the spirit-world of childhood, tempered and balanced by knowledge and common-sense…
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Here comes Peter Cottontail right down the bunny trail.
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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.
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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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With opportunity the world is very interesting.
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I am worn to a raveling.
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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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When gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta – there lived a tailor in Gloucester.
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The shorter and the plainer the better.
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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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This is a fierce bad rabbit; look at his savage whiskers, and his claws and his turned-up tail.
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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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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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Don’t go into Mr. McGregor’s garden: your Father had an accident there; he was put in a pie by Mrs. McGregor.
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We cannot stay home all our lives, we must present ourselves to the world and we must look upon it as an adventure.
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I do so hate finishing books. I would like to go on with them for years.
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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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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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It is said that the effect of eating too much lettuce is ‘soporific’.
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The place is changed now, and many familiar faces are gone, but the greatest change is myself.
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