"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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Source : Laura Ingalls Wilder, Stephen W. Hines (1991). “Little house in the Ozarks: a Laura Ingalls Wilder sampler : the rediscovered writings”, Thomas Nelson Inc

Laura Ingalls Wilder

#Opportunity Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Crowds Quotes

“Though we may not always be able to avoid pain, we can choose how much we suffer.”

Source : Judy Tatelbaum (2013). “You Don't Have to Suffer: A Handbook for Moving Beyond Life's Crises”, p.15, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
“Christmas is not just a day, an event to be observed and speedily forgotten. It is a spirit which should permeate every part of our lives.”
“It's here, where absolute evil was perpetrated, that the will must resurface for a fraternal world, a world based on respect of man and his dignity.”
“Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.”
“My first job is to write the characters as full and authentic people as well as I can.”
“As a general rule, nobody has money who ought to have it.”
“The feelings which seek expression in words are mostly egotistical, since they seek to express what flatters our self-love and can show us, as we imagine, in the best light.”

Source : Lorenzo Scupoli (1978). “Unseen Warfare: The Spiritual Combat and Path to Paradise of Lorenzo Scupoli”, p.143, St Vladimir's Seminary Press
“That of all the several ways of beginning a book which are now in practice throughout the known world, I am confident my own way of doing it is the bst-- I'm sure it is the most religious-- for I begin with writing the first sentence-- and trusting to Almighty God for the second.”

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