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It sometimes happens that the town child is more alive to the fresh beauty of the country than a child who is country born


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We cannot stay home all our lives, we must present ourselves to the world and we must look upon it as an adventure.



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What heaven can be more real than to retain the spirit-world of childhood?



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All outward forms of religion are almost useless, and are the causes of endless strife. Believe there is a great power silently working all things for good, behave yourself and never mind the rest.



Thank goodness I was never sent to school; it would have rubbed off some of the originality.

Thank goodness I was never sent to school; it would have rubbed off some of the originality.



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Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were--Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail, and Peter.



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With opportunity the world is very interesting.



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For quiet, solitary and observant children create their own world and live in it, nourishing their imaginations on the material at hand.



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What we call the highest and the lowest in nature are both equally perfect. A willow bush is as beautiful as the human form divine.



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I do so hate finishing books. I would like to go on with them for years.





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