Life is just a lot of everyday adventures.
To celebrate the Fourth of July meant something definite in those days.
No, said Father. Just do the best you can and don't let it worry you. In that way you'll have a clear conscience and a tranquil heart.
The most truly generous persons are those who give silently without hope of praise or reward.
If at first you don't fricassee, Fry, fry a hen!
Savages were savages, but what could one expect of civilized men who plotted massacre?
. . the three adventurers were overcome by that delicious weariness which suddenly overtakes on at the end of an outdoor day.
. . the three adventurers were overcome by that delicious weariness which suddenly overtakes one at the end of an outdoor day.
But every redhead's temper has its limitations.
Riding around on Minnie’s shoulder But
Eyes wide
Casting wistful glances at the Woodlawns’ house Now
Pioneer children were always having mishaps, but they were expected to know how to use their heads in emergencies.
In those days the worst vice in England was pride, I guess—the worst vice of all, because folks thought it was a virtue.
She was on a real, grown-up adventure, no matter how badly it should turn out.
Purple pansies
No, that is not what I want for you, my little girl. I want you to be a woman with a wise and understanding heart, healthy in body and honest in mind.
It's a strange thing, but somehow we expect more of girls than of boys. It is the sisters and wives and mothers, you know, Caddie, who keep the world sweet and beautiful. What a rough world it would b...
It was a hard struggle, but what I have in life I have earned with my own hands. I have done well, and I have an honest man's honest pride. I want no lands and honors which I have not won by my own go...
What a lot of fun you could have if you made unimportant things seem important and went about them with enthusiasm.
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