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.
LAURA INGALLS WILDERThere is nothing wrong with God’s plan that man should earn his bread by the sweat of his brow.
More Laura Ingalls Wilder Quotes
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All I have told is true, but it is not the whole truth.
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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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Did you ever think how a bit of land shows the character of the owner?
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If the members of a home are ill-temperered and quarrelsome, how quickly you feel it when you enter the house. You may not know just what is wrong, but you wish to make your visit short.
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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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There is nothing wrong with God’s plan that man should earn his bread by the sweat of his brow.
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These happy golden years are passing by, these happy golden years.
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Some old-fashioned things like fresh air and sunshine are hard to beat.
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Courage and kindness, loyalty, truth, and helpfulness are always the same and always needed.
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It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.
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We must get rid of the habit of classing all women together politically and thinking of the ‘woman’s vote’ as one and indivisible.
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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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The world seems a lonesome place when mother has passed away and only memories of her are left.
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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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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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