There the wild animals wandered and fed as though they were in a pasture that stretched much farther than a man could see, and there were no settlers. Only Indians lived there.
LAURA INGALLS WILDERIn order to thoroughly enjoy anything, one must feel the absence of it at times.
More Laura Ingalls Wilder Quotes
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All I have told is true, but it is not the whole truth.
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Vices are simply overworked virtues.
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It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.
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Did you ever think how a bit of land shows the character of the owner?
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We who live in quiet places have the opportunity to become acquainted with ourselves, to think our own thoughts and live our own lives in a way that is not possible for those keeping up with the crowd.
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Her blue eyes were still beautiful, but they did not know what was before them, and Mary herself could never look through them again to tell Laura what she was thinking without saying a word.
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People used to have time to live and enjoy themselves, but there is no time anymore for anything but work, work, work.
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If enough people think of a thing and work hard enough at it, I guess it’s pretty nearly bound to happen, wind and weather permitting.
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The sweetness of life lies in usefulness, like honey deep in the heart of a clover bloom.
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Every job is good if you do your best and work hard. A man who works hard stinks only to the ones that have nothing to do but smell.
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In these days when we feed those who are not hungry, we are stealing from those who are starving, even though the food is our own.
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There’s no great loss without some small gain.
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Far worst of all, the fever had settled in Mary’s eyes, and Mary was blind.
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The only stupid thing about words is the spelling of them.
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We’d never get anything fixed to suit us if we waited for things to suit us before we started.
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