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"But in the east the sky was pale and through the gray woods came lanterns with wagons and horses, bringing Grandpa and Grandma and aunts and uncles and cousins."
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"When you have learned to love and control yourself, then you become the master of yourself."
"Self-control is a divided battle in one body. The "self" produces desires that "you" must battle with and kick off. Two wrestlers in one body. Just imagine. It's difficult, though rewarding!"
"There is no aspect of life that you take that does not demand discipline. It is a requirement of life. It is not a matter of choice."
"In the absence of willpower the most complete collection of virtues and talents is wholly worthless."
"You may not be able to do anything about how you feel, but you can do something about how you act. People will definitely offend you willing or unwilling by their words and actions...but you can choose to let that offence sink you down or not...."
"I was right not to be afraid of any thief but myself, who will end by leaving me nothing."
"He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still."
"Control your anger, be calm."
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"They drove a long way through the snowy woods, till they came to the town of Pepin. Mary and Laura had seen it once before, but it looked different now."
"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."
"Remember me with smiles and laughter, for that is how I will remember you all. If you can only remember me with tears, then don't remember me at all."
"There the wild animals wandered and fed as though they were in a pasture that stretched much farther than a man could see, and there were no settlers. Only Indians lived there."
"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."
"Once you begin being naughty, it is easier to go and on and on, and sooner or later something dreadful happens."
"Mary and Carrie and baby Grace and Ma had all had scarlet fever. The Nelsons across the creek had had it too, so there had been no one to help Pa and Laura."
"Suffering passes, while love is eternal. That's a gift that you have received from God. Don't waste it."
"The path that went by the little house had become a road. Almost every day Laura and Mary stopped their playing and stared in surprise at a wagon slowly creaking by on that road."
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