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Quotation from The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss

“With God's help, let us endeavor to live here contentedly, thankful that we were not cast upon some bare and inhospitable island”

Johann David Wyss (spoken by The father)

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

Portrait of Johann David Wyss

Having found no trace of the crew, the father turns the family from regret to contentment and gratitude.

Citation: "With God's help, let us endeavor to live here contentedly, thankful that we were not cast upon some bare and inhospitable island" — Johann David Wyss, The Swiss Family Robinson, Chapter II, trans. W. H. G. Kingston (1879). (id the-swiss-family-robinson-q4)

Virtues: Hope, Temperance

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

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