Who said “I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real…”?

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Laura Ingalls Wilder. A published source records them saying or writing it.

Source"A Bouquet of Wild Flowers", article published in the Missouri Ruralist (20 July 1917)

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For academic work, cite the original where you can: "A Bouquet of Wild Flowers", article published in the Missouri Ruralist (20 July 1917).

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Wilder, L. I. (n.d.). I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/39666-i-am-beginning-to-learn-that-it-is/

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Wilder, Laura Ingalls. “I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/39666-i-am-beginning-to-learn-that-it-is/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Wilder, Laura Ingalls. “I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/39666-i-am-beginning-to-learn-that-it-is/.

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