How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
I hope you will grow up gentle and good, and never learn bad ways; do your work with a good will, lift your feet up well when you trot, and never bite or kick even in play. (1.6)
Beauty's mom Duchess gives her son many words of wisdom in their short time together, and Beauty remembers them all. It's safe to say that he places a higher value on her principles and morals than anything else in his life.
Quote #2
She told me the better I behaved, the better I should be treated, and that it was wisest always to do my best to please my master. (3.13)
More lessons from Duchess, something Beauty takes to heart. Even when his life becomes unbearably hard, Beauty always follows this code of conduct above all other things.
Quote #3
It is all a chance for us; but still I say, do your best wherever it is, and keep up your good name. (3.13)
Here's another memorable lesson from Duchess: No matter what, keep your name well-respected. Why is this principle important? Think about it: Horses are powerless, and they own nothing of their own. The only things horses have that really belong to them are their names and their reputations. No wonder this is a lesson Duchess wants Beauty to learn.