Winnie the Pooh has been making us laugh and teaching us valuable lessons since he made his first appearance in 1926 as Edward Bear. Winnie the Pooh quotes range from silly, to heartfelt, to inspirational which make them some of my favorite Disney Quotes.
Created by English author A. A. Milne, this silly old bear has been showing us the importance of loyalty, spending valuable time with friends, and of course, that you can never have too much honey.
To celebrate these incredible characters, I’ve put together some of my favorite quotes about friendship and the simple things from Winnie the Pooh and all his friends. Whether you want to use these inspirational quotes as a caption on social media or just as honest reminders of childhood, I hope these inspiring words of wisdom will help lift and warm your heart.
Pooh Quotes About Friendship
- “If you live to be 100, I want to live to be 100 minus one day so I never have to live without you.”
- “A day spent with you is my favorite day. So today is my new favorite day.”
- “How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.”
- “A friend is someone who helps you up when you’re down, and if they can’t, they lay down beside you and listen.”
- “A day without a friend is like a pot without a single drop of honey left inside.”
- “A hug is always the right size.”
- “Sometimes the smallest things take the most room in your heart.”
- “Nobody can be uncheered with a balloon.”
- “It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn’t use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like, ‘What about lunch?'”
- “It’s the best way to write poetry, letting things come.”
- “When life throws you a rainy day, play in the puddles.”
- “Poetry and hums aren’t things which you get, they’re things which get you. And all you can do is to go where they can find you.”
- “It’s always a sunny day, when Christopher Robin comes to play.”
- “I would’ve liked for it to go on a while longer.”
- “You can’t stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.”
- “If people are upset because you’ve forgotten something, console them by letting them know you didn’t forget—you just weren’t remembering.”
- “I think we dream so we don’t have to be apart for so long. If we’re in each other’s dreams, we can be together all the time.”
Pooh Quotes About Love
- “Love is taking a few steps backward maybe even more… to give way to the happiness of the person you love.”
- “Some people care too much. I think it’s called love.”
- “If there ever comes a day when we can’t be together, keep me in your heart, I’ll stay there forever.”
Christopher Robin Quotes About Friendship
- “The most important thing is, even if we’re apart, I’ll always be with you.”
- “One thing you should know, no matter where I go, we’ll always be together.”
- “Silly old bear, I won’t ever forget about you.”
- “You’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.”
- “You are I think a bear of very big heart.”
Eeyore Quotes About Friendship
- “A little consideration, a little thought for others, makes all the difference.”
- “I might have known. After all, one can’t complain. I have my friends.”
- “I’m not asking anybody. I’m just telling everybody.”
More Quotes About Love and Friendship from the Winnie the Pooh Books
- “Piglet noticed that even though he had a very small heart, it could hold a rather large amount of gratitude.”
- “It seemed they had always been, and would always be, friends. Time could change much, but not that.”
- “So they went off together. But wherever they go, and whatever happens to them on the way, in that enchanted place on the top of the forest, a little boy and his bear will always be playing.”
- “Just because an animal is large, it doesn’t mean he doesn’t want kindness; however big Tigger seems to be, remember that he wants as much kindness as Roo.”
- “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 and has other people looking at it.”
- “We’ll be Friends Forever, won’t we, Pooh?’ asked Piglet. Even longer,’ Pooh answered.”
- “And really, it wasn’t much good having anything exciting like floods, if you couldn’t share them with somebody.”
- “It’s so much more friendly with two.”
- Piglet: “How do you spell love?” Pooh: “You don’t spell it, you feel it.”
- “I wonder what Piglet is doing,’ thought Pooh. ‘Wish I were there to be doing it, too.’”
- “Here together, friends forever. Some things were just meant to be, and that’s you and me.”
Silly Winnie the Pooh Quotes
- “When you go after honey with a balloon, the great thing is to not let the bees know you’re coming.”
- “Doing nothing often leads to the very best kind of something.”
- “People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.”
- “When all else fails, take a nap.”
- “I wasn’t going to eat it, I was just going to taste it.”
- “If the person you are talking to doesn’t appear to be listening, be patient. It may simply be that he has a small piece of fluff in his ear.”
- “I’m so rumbly in my tumbly.”
- “What could be more important than a little something to eat?”
- “Yesterday, when it was tomorrow, it was too exciting a day for me.”
- “If the string breaks, then we try another piece of string.” – Owl
Inspirational Winnie the Pooh Quotes
- “Sometimes, if you stand on the bottom rail of a bridge and lean over to watch the river slipping slowly away beneath you, you will suddenly know everything there is to be known.”
- “Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there someday.”
- “Life is a journey to be experienced, not a problem to be solved.”
- “Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again?”
- “I must go forward where I have never been instead of backwards where I have.”
- “What’s wrong with knowing what you know now and not knowing what you don’t know until later?”
Pooh Bear, Piglet, Tigger, and the rest of Christopher Robin’s imaginary plush friends started out as characters in the classic children’s books Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner. The books followed the adventures and genuine connections of Pooh and all his friends in the 100-acre Woods.
Today, you can meet all of your favorite Winnie-the-Pooh characters in the Florida and California Disney theme parks, including Winnie the Pooh himself and his friends: Piglet the fearful pig, Tigger the excitable tiger, and my personal favorite Eeyore, the self-deprecating donkey.
Many of the characters were inspired by the stuffed animals owned by Milne’s son, Christopher Robin. Milne was able to take these plushies and turn them into what would become a favorite bedtime story for children before they drifted off to their own dream worlds of their own.
In 1961, the Walt Disney Company purchased the rights to our favorite imaginary bear and adapted his story into what would later become one of their most popular animated series. While he may not seem like your typical role model, Pooh’s kindness and silly demeanor have continued to make children and adults smile and laugh to this day.
So there you have it! All of these great quotes are the exact kinds of words children should hear, so it’s no wonder why Winnie the Pooh has continued to hold a place in our hearts to this day. I hope these cuddly bear’s remarkable words helped inspire you to think of your own lifelong bonds.
What’s your favorite Winnie the Pooh quote?
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