Wisdom Quotes

"The world needs more wonder and less greed."

"I wish I could be as sure about things as some people are. It seems a great advantage."

"The trouble with you is that you're always comparing yourself with other people."

"I can't promise to like him. I can only promise to try."

"The problem is that you just won't listen."

"I like to make exceptions wherever possible."

"I've always preferred to think things through rather than act."

"Think, think, think."

"When you are a Bear of Very Little Brain, and you Think of Things, you find sometimes that a Thing which seemed very Thingish inside you is quite different when it gets out into the open."

"One can't believe impossible things."

"Everything's got a moral, if only you can find it."

"No wise fish would go anywhere without a porpoise."

"I give myself very good advice, but I very seldom follow it."

"There's still lots of good in the world. All you have to do is look for it."

"I hate Socs and I hate them because they're asleep."

"I understand now."

"If you have good thoughts, you will have good deeds and good deeds will make the world a better place."

"We shall see what we shall see."

"You're a very unusual child, Matilda."

"If you have good thoughts, you will have good deeds and good deeds will change the world."

"Shoes for the feet, hats for the head"

"It's a poor sort of present that goes in at one ear and comes out at the other"

"Now, here's a puzzle"

"A person who can't help feeling sorry when they crumple up a piece of paper has too much sentiment."

"If you have good thoughts, you will have good actions and good habits and good character and a good life"

"That's the way it is. We're all pretty bad."

"No wise fish would go anywhere without a porpoise."

"Everything's got a moral, if only you can find it."

"You see, a dog growls when it's angry, and wags its tail when it's pleased."

"Doing nothing often leads to the very best something."