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> [Here the people seem to possess the secret of tranquility and to live lives of more than surface contentment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-dickinson-rich/here-the-people-seem-to-possess-the-secret-of-tranquility-and-to-live/)

[Louise Dickinson Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-dickinson-rich/)

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## More by Louise Dickinson Rich

> [“Here I dare to be myself. I don't see why it should ever be again be important to me what I wear, or whether…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-dickinson-rich/here-i-dare-to-be-myself-i-don-t-see-why-it-should-ever-be-again-be/)

[Louise Dickinson Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-dickinson-rich/)

> [“I'm a good knitter, and I'm proud of it. I see no point in being modest about things you know you do well. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-dickinson-rich/i-m-a-good-knitter-and-i-m-proud-of-it-i-see-no-point-in-being-modest/)

[Louise Dickinson Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-dickinson-rich/)

> [“Every woman occasionally wonders what manner of man she has married. No matter how long she has been living with her husband, once in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-dickinson-rich/every-woman-occasionally-wonders-what-manner-of-man-she-has-married/)

[Louise Dickinson Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-dickinson-rich/)

> [“You can think of a lot of things to make out of nothing, if you have to.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-dickinson-rich/you-can-think-of-a-lot-of-things-to-make-out-of-nothing-if-you-have-to/)

[Louise Dickinson Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-dickinson-rich/)

> [“The things we fear are almost always things which needn't be feared at all. They are creatures of our imagination.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-dickinson-rich/the-things-we-fear-are-almost-always-things-which-needn-t-be-feared/)

[Louise Dickinson Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-dickinson-rich/)

> [“I think the difficulty with people who can't follow printed directions for knitting or anything else is that they try to understand them. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-dickinson-rich/i-think-the-difficulty-with-people-who-can-t-follow-printed/)

[Louise Dickinson Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-dickinson-rich/)

> [Mainiacs away from Maine are truly displaced persons, only half alive, only half aware of their immediate surroundings. Their inner attention is always preoccupied…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-dickinson-rich/mainiacs-away-from-maine-are-truly-displaced-persons-only-half-alive/)

[Louise Dickinson Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-dickinson-rich/)

> [There is nothing that I so greatly admire as purposefulness. I have an enormous respect for people who know exactly what they are doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-dickinson-rich/there-is-nothing-that-i-so-greatly-admire-as-purposefulness-i-have-an/)

[Louise Dickinson Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-dickinson-rich/)

> [“I like to know what my friends are thinking and feeling. If too long a time elapses without my checking up on these things,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-dickinson-rich/i-like-to-know-what-my-friends-are-thinking-and-feeling-if-too-long-a/)

[Louise Dickinson Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-dickinson-rich/)

> [We belong to no cult. We are not Nature Lovers. We don't love nature any more than we love breathing. Nature is simply something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-dickinson-rich/we-belong-to-no-cult-we-are-not-nature-lovers-we-don-t-love-nature/)

[Louise Dickinson Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-dickinson-rich/)

> [“Discontent is only the fear of missing something. Content is the knowledge that you aren't missing anything worth-while.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-dickinson-rich/discontent-is-only-the-fear-of-missing-something-content-is-the/)

[Louise Dickinson Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-dickinson-rich/)

> [“You don't have to understand directions. All you have to do is follow them; and you can follow them only one step at a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-dickinson-rich/you-don-t-have-to-understand-directions-all-you-have-to-do-is-follow/)

[Louise Dickinson Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-dickinson-rich/)

> [There are other things that contribute to health besides a balanced diet. There are fresh air and sunlight and lack of nervous tension.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-dickinson-rich/there-are-other-things-that-contribute-to-health-besides-a-balanced/)

[Louise Dickinson Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-dickinson-rich/)

> [“If it would help humanity or the course of the War by so much as one iota, I would gladly sit all day long…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-dickinson-rich/if-it-would-help-humanity-or-the-course-of-the-war-by-so-much-as-one/)

[Louise Dickinson Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-dickinson-rich/)

> [Here the people seem to possess the secret of tranquility and to live lives of more than surface contentment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-dickinson-rich/here-the-people-seem-to-possess-the-secret-of-tranquility-and-to-live/)

[Louise Dickinson Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-dickinson-rich/)

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