The trouble with organizing a thing is that pretty soon folks get to paying more attention to the organization than to what they’re organized for.
LAURA INGALLS WILDERRemember well, and bear in mind, a constant friend is hard to find.
More Laura Ingalls Wilder Quotes
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Some old-fashioned things like fresh air and sunshine are hard to beat.
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Many a good beginning makes a bad ending.
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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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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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The sweetness of life lies in usefulness, like honey deep in the heart of a clover bloom.
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I believe we would be happier to have a personal revolution in our individual lives and go back to simpler living and more direct thinking.
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These happy golden years are passing by, these happy golden years.
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If enough people think of a thing and work hard enough at it, I guess it’s pretty nearly bound to happen, wind and weather permitting.
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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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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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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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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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We heap up around us things that we do not need as the crow makes piles of glittering pebbles.
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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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Did you ever think how a bit of land shows the character of the owner?
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