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It is a good idea sometimes to think of the importance and dignity of our every-day duties. It keeps them from being so tiresome besides, others are apt take us at our own valuation.
Laura Ingalls Wilder
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Laura Ingalls Wilder
Age: 90 †
Born: 1867
Born: February 7
Died: 1957
Died: February 10
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Wisconsin
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Laura Ingalls
Lansford Ingalls
Laura Elizabeth Ingalls
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