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 WILDEREvery 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.
More Laura Ingalls Wilder Quotes
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The only stupid thing about words is the spelling of them.
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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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All I have told is true, but it is not the whole truth.
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We had no choice. Sadness was a dangerous as panthers and bears. the wilderness needs your whole attention.
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We heap up around us things that we do not need as the crow makes piles of glittering pebbles.
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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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In order to thoroughly enjoy anything, one must feel the absence of it at times.
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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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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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These happy golden years are passing by, these happy golden years.
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There is no comfort anywhere for anyone who dreads to go home.
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Many a good beginning makes a bad ending.
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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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Some old-fashioned things like fresh air and sunshine are hard to beat.
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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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