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.
LAURA INGALLS WILDERWe must get rid of the habit of classing all women together politically and thinking of the ‘woman’s vote’ as one and indivisible.
More Laura Ingalls Wilder Quotes
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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.
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Did you ever think how a bit of land shows the character of the owner?
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Courage and kindness, loyalty, truth, and helpfulness are always the same and always needed.
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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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No rich man can walk through the eye of a needle.
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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.
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Remember me with smiles and laughter, for that is how I’ll remember you all. If you can only remember me with tears, then don’t remember me at all.
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Wild animals would not stay in a country where there were so many people. Pa did not like to stay, either. He liked a country where the wild animals lived without being afraid.
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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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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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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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Home is the nicest word there is.
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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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Some old-fashioned things like fresh air and sunshine are hard to beat.
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The wilderness needs your whole attention.
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