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Quotation from Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin

“We must remember that it is deficient, not excessive vitality, that makes the greatest trouble in this world”

Kate Douglas Wiggin (spoken by The Reverend Amos Burch)

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Chapter XIX, Deacon Israel's Successor (Project Gutenberg #498)

Portrait of Kate Douglas Wiggin

Miranda complains that Rebecca is heedless and too lively; the missionary answers in her defense.

Citation: "We must remember that it is deficient, not excessive vitality, that makes the greatest trouble in this world" — Kate Douglas Wiggin, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Chapter XIX, Deacon Israel's Successor (Project Gutenberg #498). (id rebecca-of-sunnybrook-farm-q3)

Portrait: Kate Douglas Wiggin LCCN2014685027, Bain News Service, Public domain.

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