We go lightheartedly on our way, never thinking that by a careless word or two we may have altered the whole course of human lives, for some person will take our advice and use it.
LAURA INGALLS WILDERThe sweetness of life lies in usefulness, like honey deep in the heart of a clover bloom.
More Laura Ingalls Wilder Quotes
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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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It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.
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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 days have never been long enough to do the things I would like to do. Every year has held more of interest than the year before.
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The wilderness needs your whole attention.
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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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Home is the nicest word there is.
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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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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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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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In order to thoroughly enjoy anything, one must feel the absence of it at times.
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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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The world seems a lonesome place when mother has passed away and only memories of her are left.
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Let your joy scream across the pain.
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Some old-fashioned things like fresh air and sunshine are hard to beat.
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