Laura Ingalls Wilder
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Laura Ingalls Wilderwas an American writer known for the Little House on the Prairie series of children's novelsbased on her childhood in a settler family...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAutobiographer
Date of Birth7 February 1867
CityPepin, WI
CountryUnited States of America
stupid spelling little-house-on-the-prairie
The only stupid thing about words is the spelling of them.
men games another-man
Never bet your money on another man's game.
strong fighting years
The stream of passing years is like a river with people being carried along in the current. Some are swept along, protesting, fighting all the way, trying to swim back up the stream, longing for the shores that they have passed, clutching at anything to retard their progress, frightened by the onward rush of the strong current and in danger of being overwhelmed by the waters. Others go with the current freely, trusting themselves to the buoyancy of the water ...
girl light grease
If only I had some grease I could fix some kind of a light," Ma considered. "We didn't lack for light when I was a girl before this newfangled kerosene was ever heard of." "That's so," said Pa. "These times are too progressive. Everything has changed too fast. Railroads and telegraph and kerosene and coal stoves--they're good things to have, but the trouble is, folks get to depend on 'em.
love suffering waste
Suffering passes, while love is eternal. That's a gift that you have received from God. Don't waste it.
character garden thinking
Did you ever think how a bit of land shows the character of the owner?
thinking ideas dignity
It is a good idea sometimes to think of the importance and dignity of our every-day duties. It keeps them from being so tiresome; besides, others are apt take us at our own valuation.
inspirational dream firsts
No one has ever achieved anything from the smallest to the greatest unless the dream was dreamed first.
honesty good-life real
The real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong.
mind bears remember
Remember well, and bear in mind, a constant friend is hard to find.
thinking opportunity crowds
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.
family home feelings
there 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.
cheerful brightness purses
Let's be cheerful! We have no more right to steal the brightness out of the day for our own family than we have to steal the purse of a stranger.
loyalty kindness needed
Courage and kindness, loyalty, truth, and helpfulness are always the same and always needed.