People used to have time to live and enjoy themselves, but there is no time anymore for anything but work, work, work.

[On dishonesty:] If there were a cry of 'stop thief!' we would all stand still.

The world seems a lonesome place when mother has passed away and only memories of her are left.

A long time ago, when all the grandfathers and grandmothers of today were little boys and little girls or very small babies, or perhaps not even born, Pa and Ma and Mary and Laura and Baby Carrie left their little house in the Big Woods of Wisconsin.

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.

A good laugh overcomes more difficulties and dissipates more dark clouds than any other one thing.

Far worst of all, the fever had settled in Mary's eyes, and Mary was blind.