Top 99 Famous Quotes From Children's Books

If you’re a fan of children’s books, you’ll love these famous quotes that have stood the test of time. From classics like “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” and “Winnie-the-Pooh” to newer series like “Harry Potter,” these quotes are sure to inspire and delight readers of all ages. Here are the top 99 famous quotes from children’s books:

“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, “The Little Prince”
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” – Dr. Seuss, “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!”
“Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” – Lewis Carroll, “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”
“Promise me you’ll always remember: You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” – A.A. Milne, “Winnie-the-Pooh”
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” – Dr. Seuss, “I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!”
“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.” – J.K. Rowling, “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” – Dr. Seuss, “The Lorax”
“All the world is made of faith, and trust, and pixie dust.” – J.M. Barrie, “Peter Pan”
“The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease for ever to be able to do it.” – J.M. Barrie, “Peter Pan”
“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.” – Louisa May Alcott, “Little Women”
“It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.” – J.K. Rowling, “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”
“You can’t stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.” – A.A. Milne, “Winnie-the-Pooh”
“If you want to know what a man’s like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.” – J.K. Rowling, “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”
“The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. So we sat in the house all that cold, cold, wet day.” – Dr. Seuss, “The Cat in the Hat”
“The moment you stop to think about whether you love someone, you’ve already stopped loving that person forever.” – A.A. Milne, “Winnie-the-Pooh”
“Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.” – Dr. Seuss, “The Cat in the Hat”
“It is not in doing what you like, but in liking what you do that is the secret of happiness.” – J.M. Barrie, “Peter Pan”
“You see, one loves the sunset when one is so sad.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, “The Little Prince”
“I am not a bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.” – Charlotte Bronte, “Jane Eyre”
“If you don’t know where you are going, any road can take you there.” – Lewis Carroll, “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”
“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” – J.K. Rowling, “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”
“I am not lost, for I know where I am. But however, where I am may be lost.” – A.A. Milne, “Winnie-the-Pooh”
“I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues.” – Dr. Seuss, “The Lorax”
“What day is it?” asked Pooh. “It’s today,” squeaked Piglet. “My favorite day,” said Pooh. – A.A. Milne, “Winnie-the-Pooh”
“It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.” – Niccolo Machiavelli, “The Prince”
“The things that make me different are the things that make me.” – A.A. Milne, “Winnie-the-Pooh”
“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” – Henry David Thoreau, “Walden”
“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.” – Dr. Seuss, “Green Eggs and Ham”
“When I used to read fairy tales, I fancied that kind of thing never happened, and now here I am in the middle of one!” – Lewis Carroll, “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”
“The moment where you doubt whether you can fly, you cease for ever being able to do it.” – J.M. Barrie, “Peter Pan”
“I have always imagined that paradise will be a kind of library.” – Jorge Luis Borges, “Poem of the Gifts”
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs, “Stanford Commencement Address”
“If you want to get somewhere, you have to know where you want to go and how to get there. Then never, never, never give up.” – Norman Vincent Peale, “The Power of Positive Thinking”
“It is far better to be alone than to be in bad company.” – George Washington, “Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior”
“I am not a teacher, but an awakener.” – Robert Frost, “The Lesson for Today”
“The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.” – Albert Einstein, “Interview with The Saturday Evening Post”
“Our lives are defined by opportunities, even the ones we miss.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.” – Lemony Snicket, “Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can’t Avoid”
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” – J.K. Rowling, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”
“I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today.” – William Allen White, “The Emporia Gazette”
“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” – Oscar Wilde, “Lady Windermere’s Fan”
“The most important thing is to enjoy your life—to be happy—it’s all that matters.” – Audrey Hepburn, “As Time Goes By”
“A person’s a person, no matter how small.” – Dr. Seuss, “Horton Hears a Who!”
“I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” – Stephen Covey, “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People”
“Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.” – Will Rogers, “The Autobiography of Will Rogers”
“You have to be odd to be number one.” – Dr. Seuss, “The Cat in the Hat”
“Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.” – Maya Angelou, “Letter to My Daughter”
“The only way to do it is to do it.” – Amelia Earhart, “20 Hrs. 40 Min.”
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela, “Long Walk to Freedom”
“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” – Socrates, “Apology”
“Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.” – Maya Angelou, “Letter to My Daughter”
“It is never too late to be what you might have been.” – George Eliot, “Daniel Deronda”
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt, “Speech in Chicago”
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