80+ Best Eeyore Quotes And Sayings From Winnie-The-Pooh

Supriya Jain
Dec 12, 2023 By Supriya Jain
Originally Published on Feb 18, 2021
Edited by Luca Demetriou
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Eeyore is a cartoon character in the show, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

Eeyore is an old donkey who is extremely cute but always sad. Pooh, a bubbly, chubby bear, has many friends, and Eeyore the donkey is one of them.

This gloomy and pessimistic character of Eeyore was created by the author A.A. Milne. Eeyore has said some really lovely quotes that are heartwarming and can make one think.

'thanks, But I’d rather stay an Eeyore', 'if it is a good morning, which I doubt', 'they made me catch the cold I caught', 'it’s an awful nice tail, kanga' are some of the amazing quotes said by Eeyore.

Eeyore is a bit cynical and his famous line is, 'I’d say thistles, but nobody listens to me, anyway'. However, he truly appreciates the efforts of his friends to cheer him up. Also, he is desperate to reward the person who finds his tail.

You will find some of the best Eeyore quotes in this article plus quotes said about Eeyore, that are insightful and intuitive.

Famous Eeyore Quotes

Eeyore 'Winnie The Pooh' quotes are regarded as some of the funniest one's in the world. Here are some famous Eeyore quotes about his tail that you will certainly enjoy.

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1. "Thanks for noticin’ me."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

2. "It’s an awful nice tail, Kanga. Much nicer than the rest of me."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

3. "Might take a day or two, but I’ll find a new one."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

4. "A tail isn’t a tail to them; it’s just a little bit extra at the back."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

5. "You don’t always want to be miserable on my birthday, do you?"- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

6. "When your tail is missing, remember you have every right to mope."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

7. "Oh, Eeyore, you’re so literal. Literally brilliant."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

8. "Wish I could say yes, but I can’t."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

9. "If it is a good morning, which I doubt."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

10. "I’d say thistles, but nobody listens to me, anyway."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

11. "Leaping from branch to branch of a young oak-tree? Wrong. Waiting for somebody to help me out of the river? Right."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

12. “No gaiety, no song and dance, no 'Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush'.”- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

13. "They’re funny things, Accidents. You never have them till you’re having them."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

14. "Wish I could say yes, but I can’t."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

15. "After all, what are birthdays? Here today and gone tomorrow."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

16. "I might have known,” said Eeyore. “After all, one can’t complain. I have my friends. Somebody   spoke to me only yesterday. And was it last week or the week before that Rabbit bumped into me and said ‘Bother!’ The Social Round. Always something going on."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

17. "No brain at all, some of them [people], only grey fluff that’s blown into their heads by mistake, and they don’t think. Said Eeyore."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

18. "Somebody to explain to Piglet what happened when you had been inside a river for quite a long time."- 'Winnie The Pooh'.

19. "They’re funny things, Accidents. You never have them till you’re having them."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

20. "Could you ask your friend to do his exercises somewhere else? I shall be having lunch directly, and don’t want it bounced on just before I begin. A trifling matter, and fussy of me, but we all have our little ways."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

21. "Nobody tells me. Nobody keeps me informed. I make it 17 days come Friday since anybody spoke to me."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

22. "I’m telling you. People come and go in this Forest, and they say, ‘it’s only Eeyore, so it doesn’t count.'”- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

23. "The sky has finally fallen. Always knew it would."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

24. "The most wonderful thing about Tiggers is you’re the only one."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

25. "A little Consideration, a little Thought for Others, makes all the difference."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

Sad Eeyore Quotes

The same readers who enjoy Eeyore funny quotes, also enjoy Eeyore sad quotes. Here are some of the most moving Eeyore sad quotes for you to enjoy.

26. "Days. Weeks. Months. Who knows?"- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

27. "No give and take. No exchange of thought. It gets you nowhere, particularly if the other person’s tail is only just in sight for the second half of the conversation."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

28. "Sure is a cheerful color. Guess I’ll have to get used to it."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

29. "If I decide to practice the slight movement from right to left or left to right, it's nobody's business but my own."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

30. "Don’t worry about me. Go and enjoy yourself. I’ll stay here and be miserable."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

31. "Not much of a house, just right for not much of a donkey."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

32. "I was so upset, I forgot to be happy."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

33. "My eyes are open, but my mind is asleep."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

34. "Most likely lose it again, anyway."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

35. "Don’t bustle me. Don’t now-then me."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

36. "I like turning, especially round."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

37. "No. But I sure do like this new tail."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

38. "The nicest thing about the rain is that it always stops. Eventually."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

39. "It’s all for naught."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

40. "There are those who will wish you good morning. If it is a good morning, which I doubt."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

41. "In spite of the fact that it might be consuming a couple of days, I will definitely come across an innovative one."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

42. "And many happy returns to you, Pooh Bear."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

43. "There is no scope for any interchange of thoughts or give-and-take. It will take you nowhere, especially if the tail of the other individual is seen only during the conversation’s 2nd half."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

44. "No. However, there is no doubt about the fact that I definitely have an affinity for this piece of new tail."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

45. "It never hurts to keep looking for sunshine."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

46. "I’m not going to do nothing any more. Never again? Well, not so much. They don’t let you."- Eeyore

47. "I never get my hopes up, so I never get let down."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

48. "Could be worse. Not sure how, but it could be."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

49. "It’s the only could in the sky and it’s drizzling, right on me. Somehow, I’m not surprised."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

50. "You think you can, depend on tails. You don’t expect tails to go wrong."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

51. "I assumed it was, attached to me, that it actually hung true."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

52. "I don’t hold with all the washing grumbled Eeyore."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

53. "End of the road. Nothing to do and no hope of things getting better."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

Eeyore feelings quotes

These are few quotes that describe Eeyore's feelings in various instances.

54. "End of the road. Nothing to do, and no hope of things getting better."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

55. "Nobody can be uncheered with a balloon."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

56 "It never hurts to keep looking for sunshine."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

57. "Pathetic. Just as I thought, no better from this side. Nobody minds; nobody cares. Pathetic."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

58. "Why should I be sad? It's my birthday-the happiest day of the year."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

Funny Quotes By Eeyore

Take a look at these hilarious quotes that are the ideal blend of humor and wit.

59. "It's very easy. You just have to let your stick drop in a twitchy sort of way."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

60. "I'm very glad that I thought of giving you a useful pot to put things in."- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

61. "Pardon me, Piglet, my hearing must be going."

"I thought you said you brought me a present."

- Eeyore, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

Eeyore Quotes from Books

Popular author AA Milne wrote numerous children's books. Here are a few Eeyore quotes from his book to give you an idea of the cheerful characters he created.

62. "After all, one can’t complain. I have my friends."- Eeyore, 'AA Milne'.

63. "I might have known, After all, one can’t complain."- Eeyore, 'AA Milne'.

64. "We can’t all, and some of us don’t."- Eeyore, 'AA Milne'.

65. "Hallo, Pooh. Thank you for asking, but I shall be able to use it again in a day or two."- Eeyore, 'AA Milne'.

66. "Thanks, but I’d rather stay an Eeyore."- Eeyore, 'AA Milne'.

67. "They made me catch the cold I caught."- Eeyore, 'AA Milne'.

68. "You don’t always want to be miserable on my birthday, do you?"- Eeyore, 'AA Milne'.

Eeyore Quotes from Disney

Take a look at some of the most popular Eeyore quotes from the fan favorite Disney shows.

69. "My balloon? My birthday balloon? Red-my favorite color. How big was it?"- Eeyore, 'Winnie the Pooh and A Day For Eeyore'.

70. "Pathetic. Just as I thought, no better from this side. Nobody minds; nobody cares. Pathetic."- Eeyore, 'Winnie the Pooh and A Day For Eeyore'.

71. "Why should I be sad? It's my birthday-the happiest day of the year."- Eeyore, 'Winnie the Pooh and A Day For Eeyore'.

72. "There's one. Cozy cottage. Nice location. Bit damp for Owl though."- Eeyore, 'The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh'.

73. "It’s not much of a tail, but I’m sort of attached to it."- Eeyore, 'The many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh'.

Quotes about Eeyore by Other Characters

Eeyore's friends always put efforts to cheer up their gloomy friend. Let's see what the other characters respond to the pessimistic sayings of Eeyore.

74. "It's your fault, Eeyore. You've never been to see any of us. You just stay here in this one corner of the Forest waiting for the others to come to you. Why don't you go to THEM sometimes?"- Rabbit, 'The House at Pooh Corner'.

75. "Oh, Eeyore, you are wet!"- Rabbit, 'The House at Pooh Corner'.

76. "Why, what’s the matter?"- Pooh, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

77. "How did you fall in, Eeyore?"- Rabbit, 'The House at Pooh Corner'.

78. "Your birthday?"- Pooh, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

79. "Eeyore, what are you doing there?"- Rabbit, 'The House at Pooh Corner'.

80. "Are you sure you didn't slip?"- Rabbit, 'The House at Pooh Corner'.

81. "There is an Invitation for you."- Owl, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

82. "But, Eeyore, what can we--I mean, how shall we--do you think if we--"- Pooh, 'The House at Pooh Corner'.

83. 'This isn't something to eat, it's asking you to the party. To-morrow."- Owl, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

84. "Can’t all WHAT?"- Pooh, 'Winnie The Pooh'.

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Written by Supriya Jain

Bachelor of Commerce, Master of Business Administration specializing in Marketing

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As a skilled member of the Kidadl team, Shruti brings extensive experience and expertise in professional content writing. With a Bachelor's degree in Commerce from Punjab University and an MBA in Business Administration from IMT Nagpur, Shruti has worked in diverse roles such as sales intern, content writer, executive trainee, and business development consultant. Her exceptional writing skills cover a wide range of areas, including SOP, SEO, B2B/B2C, and academic content.

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