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I wrote somewhere once that the third-rate mind was only happy when it was thinking with the majority, the second-rate mind was only happy when it was thinking with the minority, and the first-rate mind was only happy when it was thinking. With equal truth it may be said that a first-rate mind is not one which does not remember the past, nor is it one which cannot forget the past; it is a mind which will use the past but not be ordered by it. It is a mind independent of everybody and everything but the facts in front of it. It is as little perturbed to find itself sharing a thought with the simple as it is elated to find itself sharing a thought with the subtle.

A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
War with Honour, Macmillan War Pamphlets, Issue 2 (1940)

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Milne, A. A. - War with Honour, Macmillan War Pamphlets, Issue 2 (1940) | WIST Quotations

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A quotation from A. A. Milne

Tell the innocent visitor from another world that two people were killed at Serajevo, and that the best that Europe could do about it was to kill eleven million more.

A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
Peace with Honour, ch. 16 “Patriotism and Pledges,” sec. 5 (1934)

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Milne, A. A. - Peace with Honour, ch. 16 "Patriotism and Pledges," sec. 5 (1934) | WIST Quotations

Tell the innocent visitor from another world that two people were killed at Serajevo, and that the best that Europe could do about it was to kill eleven million more.

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WIST Quotations Feb 24

A quotation from A. A. Milne

Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up.

A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
(Attributed)

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Milne, A. A. - (Attributed) | WIST Quotations

Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up. Widely quoted and attributed to Milne, but I can find no instance of it with an actual, proven citation. Ross Webber in Management: Basic Elements of Managing Organizations (1979)…

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WIST Quotations Feb 17

A quotation from A. A. Milne

One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries.

A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
Year In, Year Out, “July” (1952)

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Christine Sætre-esque Feb 24

“Oh, bother …”

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WIST Quotations Feb 10

A quotation from A. A. Milne

Halfway down the stairs
Is a stair
Where I sit.
There isn’t any
Other stair
Quite like
It.
I’m not at the bottom,
I’m not at the top;
So this is the stair
Where
I always
Stop.

A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
When We Were Very Young, “Halfway Down,” st. 1 (1924)

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WIST Quotations Feb 3

A quotation from A. A. Milne

They’re changing guard at Buckingham Palace —
Christopher Robin went down with Alice.
They’ve great big parties inside the grounds.
“I wouldn’t be King for a hundred pounds,”
Says Alice.

A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
When We Were Very Young, “Buckingham Palace,” st. 4 (1924)

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WIST Quotations Jan 27

A quotation from A. A. Milne

When I was One,
   I had just begun.
When I was Two,
   I was nearly new.
When I was Three,
   I was hardly Me.
When I was Four,
   I was not much more.
When I was Five,
   I was just alive.
But now I am Six,
   I’m as clever as clever.
   So I think I’ll be six now
   for ever and ever.

A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
Now We Are Six, “The End” (1927)

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Milne, A. A. - Now We Are Six, "The End" (1927) | WIST Quotations

When I was One, I had just begun. When I was Two, I was nearly new. When I was Three, I was hardly Me. When I was Four, I was not much more. When I was Five, I was just alive. But now I am Six, I'm as clever as…

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WIST Quotations Jan 20

A quotation from A. A. Milne

So wherever I am, there’s always Pooh,
There’s always Pooh and Me.
“What would I do?” I said to Pooh,
“If it wasn’t for you,” and Pooh said: “True,
It isn’t much fun for One, but Two
Can stick together,” says Pooh, says he.
“That’s how it is,” says Pooh.

A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
Now We Are Six, “Us Two,” st. 5 (1927)

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