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.
LAURA INGALLS WILDERVices are simply overworked virtues.
More Laura Ingalls Wilder Quotes
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The uplift of a fearless heart will help us over barriers.
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Many a good beginning makes a bad ending.
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All I have told is true, but it is not the whole truth.
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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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The wilderness needs your whole attention.
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The real things haven’t changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong.
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No one has ever achieved anything from the smallest to the greatest unless the dream was dreamed first.
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It does not so much matter what happens. It is what one does when it happens that really counts.
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The uplift of a fearless heart will help us over barriers. No one ever overcomes difficulties by going at them in a hesitant, doubtful way.
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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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It is a good idea sometimes to think of the importance and dignity of our every-day duties. It keeps them from being so tiresome; besides, others are apt take us at our own valuation.
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Vices are simply overworked virtues.
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Suffering passes, while love is eternal. That’s a gift that you have received from God. Don’t waste it.
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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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Did you ever think how a bit of land shows the character of the owner?
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