50+ Dr. Seuss Quotes That Are Packed With Wisdom, Wit And Fun

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50+ Dr. Seuss Quotes That Are Packed With Wisdom, Wit And Fun

‘One fish, two fish, redfish, bluefish.’ Childhood memories come flooding back in when someone mentions the creator of The Cat In The Hat – Dr.Seuss. He is known worldwide for his fun and playful children’s books that can be considered classics in every sense of the word. Some of his greatest works include Green Eggs And Ham, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, The Cat In The Hat, and The Lorax. 

His legacy lives on in the cartoon characters that he has brought to life that have brought us much joy and entertainment. Besides coming up with fun cartoons, one side of Dr.Seuss’ strengths in literature that is not portrayed much in his children’s books is his depth of wit and wisdom in life. 

We’ve collected the best of the best Dr. Seuss Quotes that are packed with wisdom, wit and fun for you to look at life with a brighter perspective.

You can expect nothing less than positive words of wisdom from a man that has brought us many bright and colorful imaginary characters for us to enjoy. 

Related: Eckhart Tolle has always advocated the need to be in the present and enjoy it, and that is something that always reverberates with every single person. Here is a compilation of some of Eckhart Tolle’s quotes on love, life, happiness and so much more, to help you power through life.

Here are 50+ Dr. Seuss Quotes That Are Packed With Wisdom, Wit And Fun:

1. “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”

The more that you read

2. “Being crazy isn’t enough.”

3. “They say I’m old-fashioned, and live in the past, but sometimes I think progress progresses too fast!”

4. “Oh the things you can find, if you don’t stay behind!”

5. “How did it get so late so soon? Its night before its afternoon. December is here before its June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon?”

How did it get so late so soon

6. “In the places I go there are things that I see that I never could spell if I stopped with the Z.”

7. “Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it’s a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope.”

8. “Simple it’s not, I am afraid you will find, for a mind-maker-upper to make up his mind.”

9. “I know, up on top you are seeing great sights, but down here at the bottom we, too, should have rights.”

10. “I meant what I said and I said what I meant.”

11. “Today I shall behave, as if this is the day I will be remembered.”

12. “In my world, everyone’s a pony and they all eat rainbows and poop butterflies!”

13. “Think and wonder, wonder and think.”

14. “I’m telling you this ‘cause you’re one of my friends. My alphabet starts where your alphabet ends!”

15. “Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment, until it becomes a memory.”

16. “So be sure when you step, step with care and great tact. And remember that life’s A Great Balancing Act. And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed! (98 and ¾ percent guaranteed) Kid, you’ll move mountains.”

17. “Only you can control your future.”

18. “It’s not about what it is, it’s about what it can become.”

19. “You’re off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So… get on your way!”

20. “He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man”

21. “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go…”

22. “Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.”

23. “Remember me and smile, for it’s better to forget than to remember me and cry.”

24. “It’s opener there in the wide open air.”

25. “I always knew looking back to the tears would make me laugh, but I never knew looking back on the laughs would make me cry.”

I always knew looking back to the tears

26. “With your head full of brains and your shoes full of feet, you’re too smart to go down any not-so-good street.”

27. “Think! You can think any Think that you wish!”

28. “Take every chance drop every fear.”

29. “You do not like them. So you say. Try them! Try them! And you may!”

30. “Teeth are always in style.”

31. “And you very small persons will not have to die if you make yourselves heard! So come on, now, and TRY!”

32. “Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.”

33. “If you never did you should. These things are fun and fun is good”

34. “From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere!”

35. “I know it is wet and the sun is not sunny, but we can have lots of good fun that is funny.”

36. “It is fun to have fun but you have to know how”

37. “When he worked, he really worked. But when he played, he really PLAYED.”

38. “Day Play. We play all day. Night Fight. We fight all night.”

39. “People are weird. When we find someone with weirdness that is compatible with ours, we team up and call it love.”

40. “You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”

You Know You're In Love When You Can't Fall Asleep

41. “I’m glad we had the times together just to laugh and sing a song, seems like we just got started and then before you know it, the times we had together were gone.”

42. “Adults are just outdated children.”

43. “To the world you may be one person; but to one person you may be the world.”

44. “Adults are just obsolete children and the hell with them.”

45. “Life’s too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right, forgive the ones who don’t and believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said it’d be easy, they just promised it would be worth it.”

46. “Children want the same things we want. To laugh, to be challenged, to be entertained, and delighted.”

47. “Sometimes, when I see my granddaughters make small discoveries of their own, I wish I were a child.”

48. “Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.”

49. “So, open your mouth, lad! For every voice counts!”

50. “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.”

Don't cry because it's over

51. “A person’s a person, no matter how small.”

52. “If you’d never been born, then you might be an Isn’t! An Isn’t has no fun at all. No, he didn’t!”

53. “Don’t give up. I believe in you all.”

54. “You are you. Now isn’t that pleasant?”

55. “Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is You-er than You.


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50+ Dr. Seuss Quotes That Are Packed With Wisdom, Wit And Fun

‘One fish, two fish, redfish, bluefish.’ Childhood memories come flooding back in when someone mentions the creator of The Cat In The Hat – Dr.Seuss. He is known worldwide for his fun and playful children’s books that can be considered classics in every sense of the word. Some of his greatest works include Green Eggs And Ham, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, The Cat In The Hat, and The Lorax. 

His legacy lives on in the cartoon characters that he has brought to life that have brought us much joy and entertainment. Besides coming up with fun cartoons, one side of Dr.Seuss’ strengths in literature that is not portrayed much in his children’s books is his depth of wit and wisdom in life. 

We’ve collected the best of the best Dr. Seuss Quotes that are packed with wisdom, wit and fun for you to look at life with a brighter perspective.

You can expect nothing less than positive words of wisdom from a man that has brought us many bright and colorful imaginary characters for us to enjoy. 

Related: Eckhart Tolle has always advocated the need to be in the present and enjoy it, and that is something that always reverberates with every single person. Here is a compilation of some of Eckhart Tolle’s quotes on love, life, happiness and so much more, to help you power through life.

Here are 50+ Dr. Seuss Quotes That Are Packed With Wisdom, Wit And Fun:

1. “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”

The more that you read

2. “Being crazy isn’t enough.”

3. “They say I’m old-fashioned, and live in the past, but sometimes I think progress progresses too fast!”

4. “Oh the things you can find, if you don’t stay behind!”

5. “How did it get so late so soon? Its night before its afternoon. December is here before its June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon?”

How did it get so late so soon

6. “In the places I go there are things that I see that I never could spell if I stopped with the Z.”

7. “Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it’s a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope.”

8. “Simple it’s not, I am afraid you will find, for a mind-maker-upper to make up his mind.”

9. “I know, up on top you are seeing great sights, but down here at the bottom we, too, should have rights.”

10. “I meant what I said and I said what I meant.”

11. “Today I shall behave, as if this is the day I will be remembered.”

12. “In my world, everyone’s a pony and they all eat rainbows and poop butterflies!”

13. “Think and wonder, wonder and think.”

14. “I’m telling you this ‘cause you’re one of my friends. My alphabet starts where your alphabet ends!”

15. “Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment, until it becomes a memory.”

16. “So be sure when you step, step with care and great tact. And remember that life’s A Great Balancing Act. And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed! (98 and ¾ percent guaranteed) Kid, you’ll move mountains.”

17. “Only you can control your future.”

18. “It’s not about what it is, it’s about what it can become.”

19. “You’re off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So… get on your way!”

20. “He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man”

21. “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go…”

22. “Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.”

23. “Remember me and smile, for it’s better to forget than to remember me and cry.”

24. “It’s opener there in the wide open air.”

25. “I always knew looking back to the tears would make me laugh, but I never knew looking back on the laughs would make me cry.”

I always knew looking back to the tears

26. “With your head full of brains and your shoes full of feet, you’re too smart to go down any not-so-good street.”

27. “Think! You can think any Think that you wish!”

28. “Take every chance drop every fear.”

29. “You do not like them. So you say. Try them! Try them! And you may!”

30. “Teeth are always in style.”

31. “And you very small persons will not have to die if you make yourselves heard! So come on, now, and TRY!”

32. “Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.”

33. “If you never did you should. These things are fun and fun is good”

34. “From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere!”

35. “I know it is wet and the sun is not sunny, but we can have lots of good fun that is funny.”

36. “It is fun to have fun but you have to know how”

37. “When he worked, he really worked. But when he played, he really PLAYED.”

38. “Day Play. We play all day. Night Fight. We fight all night.”

39. “People are weird. When we find someone with weirdness that is compatible with ours, we team up and call it love.”

40. “You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”

You Know You're In Love When You Can't Fall Asleep

41. “I’m glad we had the times together just to laugh and sing a song, seems like we just got started and then before you know it, the times we had together were gone.”

42. “Adults are just outdated children.”

43. “To the world you may be one person; but to one person you may be the world.”

44. “Adults are just obsolete children and the hell with them.”

45. “Life’s too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right, forgive the ones who don’t and believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said it’d be easy, they just promised it would be worth it.”

46. “Children want the same things we want. To laugh, to be challenged, to be entertained, and delighted.”

47. “Sometimes, when I see my granddaughters make small discoveries of their own, I wish I were a child.”

48. “Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.”

49. “So, open your mouth, lad! For every voice counts!”

50. “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.”

Don't cry because it's over

51. “A person’s a person, no matter how small.”

52. “If you’d never been born, then you might be an Isn’t! An Isn’t has no fun at all. No, he didn’t!”

53. “Don’t give up. I believe in you all.”

54. “You are you. Now isn’t that pleasant?”

55. “Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is You-er than You.


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