--- title: "1 Believe Earth Quotes By Edith Nesbit" description: "1 Believe Earth quotes by Edith Nesbit. Plus more from Edith Nesbit and more Believe Earth sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/422/edith-nesbit-50279_children_grown-up-people-find-it-difficult-to-bel_744778.jpg" --- > [“Grown-up people find it difficult to believe really wonderful things, unless they have what they call proof. But children will believe almost anything, and grown-ups know this. That is why they tell you that the earth is round like an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edith-nesbit/grown-up-people-find-it-difficult-to-believe-really-wonderful-things/) [Edith Nesbit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edith-nesbit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/422/edith-nesbit-50279_children_grown-up-people-find-it-difficult-to-bel_744778.jpg) ## More by Edith Nesbit > [“It is a moment, and it is eternity. It is the centre of the universe and it is the universe itself. The eternal light…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edith-nesbit/it-is-a-moment-and-it-is-eternity-it-is-the-centre-of-the-universe/) [Edith Nesbit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edith-nesbit/) > [“There are a thousand spears in my back,' said a little sharp voice, 'and they are all devoted to the Princess and to her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edith-nesbit/there-are-a-thousand-spears-in-my-back-said-a-little-sharp-voice-and/) [Edith Nesbit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edith-nesbit/) > [“Grown-up people find it difficult to believe really wonderful things, unless they have what they call proof. But children will believe almost anything, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edith-nesbit/grown-up-people-find-it-difficult-to-believe-really-wonderful-things/) [Edith Nesbit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edith-nesbit/) > [“Oh, Len, isn’t she a darling? Just because she saw how our Bandboxful of furniture would rattle about in that big house like a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edith-nesbit/oh-len-isn-t-she-a-darling-just-because-she-saw-how-our-bandboxful-of/) [Edith Nesbit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edith-nesbit/) > [“So he caught her in his arms and kissed her, and they were very happy, and told each other what a beautiful world it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edith-nesbit/so-he-caught-her-in-his-arms-and-kissed-her-and-they-were-very-happy/) [Edith Nesbit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edith-nesbit/) > [“So you see it was all right in the end. But if one does that sort of thing, one has to be careful to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edith-nesbit/so-you-see-it-was-all-right-in-the-end-but-if-one-does-that-sort-of/) [Edith Nesbit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edith-nesbit/) > [“He goes in and the door is shut. I think we will not open the door or follow him. I think that just now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edith-nesbit/he-goes-in-and-the-door-is-shut-i-think-we-will-not-open-the-door-or/) [Edith Nesbit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edith-nesbit/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe-earth/edith-nesbit/#itemlist", "name": "1 Believe Earth Quotes By Edith Nesbit", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Grown-up people find it difficult to believe really wonderful things, unless they have what they call proof. But children will believe almost anything, and grown-ups know this. 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