The true way to live is to enjoy every moment as it passes, and surely it is in the everyday things around us that the beauty of life lies.
LAURA INGALLS WILDERYou venture into the unknown land because that is where your heart will take you. In the end, it is not what you want to do, it is something you have to do.
More Laura Ingalls Wilder Quotes
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When Pa was at home the gun always lay across those two wooden hooks above the door. … The gun was always loaded, and always above the door so that Pa could get it quickly and easily, any time he needed a gun.
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The world seems a lonesome place when mother has passed away and only memories of her are left.
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Vices are simply overworked virtues.
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It is the simple things of life that make living worthwhile, the sweet fundamental things such as love and duty, work and rest, and living close to nature.
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Never bet your money on another man’s game.
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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 is no comfort anywhere for anyone who dreads to go home.
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Home is the nicest word there is.
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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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That which is the wonder of one age is the commonplace of the next.
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It is not the things you have that make you happy. It is love and kindness and helping each other and just plain being good.
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Once you begin being naughty, it is easier to go and on and on, and sooner or later something dreadful happens.
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The trouble with organizing a thing is that pretty soon folks get to paying more attention to the organization than to what they’re organized for.
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There is a spirit in every home, a sort of composite spirit composed of the thoughts and feelings of the members of the family as a composite photograph is formed of the features of different individuals.
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We had no choice. Sadness was a dangerous as panthers and bears. the wilderness needs your whole attention.
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