That which is the wonder of one age is the commonplace of the next.
LAURA INGALLS WILDERThere 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.
More Laura Ingalls Wilder Quotes
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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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There is nothing wrong with God’s plan that man should earn his bread by the sweat of his brow.
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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.
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In order to thoroughly enjoy anything, one must feel the absence of it at times.
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Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas-time.
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Everything from the little house was in the wagon, except the beds and tables and chairs. They did not need to take these, because Pa could always make new ones.
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There is no comfort anywhere for anyone who dreads to go home.
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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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All those golden autumn days the sky was full of wings. Wings beating low over the blue water of Silver Lake, wings beating high in the blue air far above it bearing them all away to the green fields in the South.
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Many a good beginning makes a bad ending.
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Vices are simply overworked virtues.
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We heap up around us things that we do not need as the crow makes piles of glittering pebbles.
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Remember well, and bear in mind, a constant friend is hard to find.
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These happy golden years are passing by, these happy golden years.
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You 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.
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