All those golden autumn days the sky was full of wings. Wings beating low over the blue water of Silver Lake, wings beating high in the blue air far above it bearing them all away to the green fields in the South.
LAURA INGALLS WILDERAll those golden autumn days the sky was full of wings. Wings beating low over the blue water of Silver Lake, wings beating high in the blue air far above it bearing them all away to the green fields in the South.
LAURA INGALLS WILDERThere is no comfort anywhere for anyone who dreads to go home.
LAURA INGALLS WILDERThis earthly life is a battle,’ said Ma. ‘If it isn’t one thing to contend with, it’s another. It always has been so, and it always will be. The sooner you make up your mind to that, the better off you are, and more thankful for your pleasures.
LAURA INGALLS WILDERThe object of all education is to make folks fit to live.
LAURA INGALLS WILDERNo rich man can walk through the eye of a needle.
LAURA INGALLS WILDERAll I have told is true, but it is not the whole truth.
LAURA INGALLS WILDERWe 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 WILDERNever bet your money on another man’s game.
LAURA INGALLS WILDERThe days have never been long enough to do the things I would like to do. Every year has held more of interest than the year before.
LAURA INGALLS WILDERThe wilderness needs your whole attention.
LAURA INGALLS WILDERCourage and kindness, loyalty, truth, and helpfulness are always the same and always needed.
LAURA INGALLS WILDERMany a good beginning makes a bad ending.
LAURA INGALLS WILDERIt 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 WILDERWild animals would not stay in a country where there were so many people. Pa did not like to stay, either. He liked a country where the wild animals lived without being afraid.
LAURA INGALLS WILDERIn these days when we feed those who are not hungry, we are stealing from those who are starving, even though the food is our own.
LAURA INGALLS WILDERThere is a spirit in every home, a sort of composite spirit composed of the thoughts and feelings of the members of the family as a composite photograph is formed of the features of different individuals.
LAURA INGALLS WILDER