[Winnie the Pooh and Eeyore have long been favorites of mine since childhood. I have the entire Pooh’s Library collection. On Jan.1, 2022, A.A. Milne’s original Winnie-the Pooh stories entered the public domain. Although Disney’s illustrated version of Pooh is protected by copyright, the company no longer has an exclusive right to Milne’s work. – Kintsugi]
“From the first Winnie-the-Pooh book in 1926, Milne and illustrator E. H. Shepard took Pooh and his pals through many of life’s twists and turns, much to the despair of eternally gloomy Eeyore. Through it all, Pooh, Piglet, and the Hundred Acre gang showed readers how to cherish life’s best moments and navigate through the worst of them. Almost 100 years later, this Hundred Acre wisdom couldn’t be more relevant.”
They’re funny things, Accidents. You never have them till you’re having them.
– Eeyore, “The House at Pooh Corner”
A little Consideration, a little Thought for Others, makes all the difference.
– Eeyore, “Winnie-the-Pooh”
Don’t underestimate the value of doing nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can’t hear, and not bothering.
– Pooh, “Pooh’s Little Instruction Book”