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.
LAURA INGALLS WILDERRemember 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.
More Laura Ingalls Wilder Quotes
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It is the simple things of life that make living worthwhile, the sweet fundamental things such as love and duty, work and rest, and living close to nature.
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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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There is no comfort anywhere for anyone who dreads to go home.
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In order to thoroughly enjoy anything, one must feel the absence of it at times.
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That which is the wonder of one age is the commonplace of the next.
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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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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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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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No one has ever achieved anything from the smallest to the greatest unless the dream was dreamed first.
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It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.
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I understood….that in my own life I represented a whole period of American history.
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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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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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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 only stupid thing about words is the spelling of them.
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