It is the simple things of life that make living worthwhile, the sweet fundamental things such as love and duty, work and rest, and living close to nature.
LAURA INGALLS WILDERHome is the nicest word there is.
More Laura Ingalls Wilder Quotes
-
-
Tact does for life just what lubricating oil does for machinery.
LAURA INGALLS WILDER -
We who live in quiet places have the opportunity to become acquainted with ourselves, to think our own thoughts and live our own lives in a way that is not possible for those keeping up with the crowd.
LAURA INGALLS WILDER -
We’d never get anything fixed to suit us if we waited for things to suit us before we started.
LAURA INGALLS WILDER -
Everything from the little house was in the wagon, except the beds and tables and chairs. They did not need to take these, because Pa could always make new ones.
LAURA INGALLS WILDER -
Far worst of all, the fever had settled in Mary’s eyes, and Mary was blind.
LAURA INGALLS WILDER -
These happy golden years are passing by, these happy golden years.
LAURA INGALLS WILDER -
The true way to live is to enjoy every moment as it passes, and surely it is in the everyday things around us that the beauty of life lies.
LAURA INGALLS WILDER -
When Pa was at home the gun always lay across those two wooden hooks above the door. … The gun was always loaded, and always above the door so that Pa could get it quickly and easily, any time he needed a gun.
LAURA INGALLS WILDER -
Every job is good if you do your best and work hard. A man who works hard stinks only to the ones that have nothing to do but smell.
LAURA INGALLS WILDER -
That which is the wonder of one age is the commonplace of the next.
LAURA INGALLS WILDER -
Some old-fashioned things like fresh air and sunshine are hard to beat.
LAURA INGALLS WILDER -
It is not the things you have that make you happy. It is love and kindness and helping each other and just plain being good.
LAURA INGALLS WILDER -
Suffering passes, while love is eternal. That’s a gift that you have received from God. Don’t waste it.
LAURA INGALLS WILDER -
Her blue eyes were still beautiful, but they did not know what was before them, and Mary herself could never look through them again to tell Laura what she was thinking without saying a word.
LAURA INGALLS WILDER -
Remember well, and bear in mind, a constant friend is hard to find.
LAURA INGALLS WILDER