Mary Poppins Wisdom and Knowledge Quotes

How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Mary Poppins.

Quote #4

MARY: Never judge things by their appearance...even carpetbags. I'm sure I never do.

Mary says this after taking giant objects out of her smaller carpetbag. It's good advice, at any rate, and the kids have more chances to learn it too—a chalk illustration turns out to be an entire animated world, for one thing.

Quote #5

GEORGE: Kindly do not attempt to cloud the issue with facts.

George doesn't want to face facts—mainly, the fact that Mary is making the house way happier. He wants to keep his own limited view of things…but that's not gonna happen.

Quote #6

MARY: Enough is as good as a feast.

Mary's saying that if you have "enough," your life will be more than tolerable. There's no need to wish you had more, because you should appreciate what you have as much as you can.