We heap up around us things that we do not need as the crow makes piles of glittering pebbles.
LAURA INGALLS WILDERThe only stupid thing about words is the spelling of them.
More Laura Ingalls Wilder Quotes
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The object of all education is to make folks fit to live.
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Many a good beginning makes a bad ending.
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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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These times are too progressive. Everything has changed too fast. Railroads and telegraphs and kerosene and coal stoves — they’re good to have but the trouble is, folks get to depend on ’em.
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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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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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The only stupid thing about words is the spelling of them.
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Why should we need extra time in which to enjoy ourselves? If we expect to enjoy our life, we will have to learn to be joyful in all of it, not just at stated intervals when we can get time or when we have nothing else to do.
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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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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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Life begins at eighty.
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Did you ever think how a bit of land shows the character of the owner?
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Vices are simply overworked virtues.
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This earthly life is a battle,’ said Ma. ‘If it isn’t one thing to contend with, it’s another. It always has been so, and it always will be. The sooner you make up your mind to that, the better off you are, and more thankful for your pleasures.
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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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