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Quotation from The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss

“We are only too ready, amid the cares and pleasures of this life, to forget the God to whom we owe all things”

Johann David Wyss (spoken by The father)

The Swiss Family Robinson, Chapter II, trans. W. H. G. Kingston (1879)

Portrait of Johann David Wyss

Before the first exploring trip the father stops to lead morning prayer, putting worship ahead of urgent work.

Citation: "We are only too ready, amid the cares and pleasures of this life, to forget the God to whom we owe all things" — Johann David Wyss, The Swiss Family Robinson, Chapter II, trans. W. H. G. Kingston (1879). (id the-swiss-family-robinson-q3)

Virtues: Piety

Portrait: The Family Robinson Crusoe, 1816, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain.

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