A good laugh overcomes more difficulties and dissipates more dark clouds than any other one thing.
Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867–1957) American writer
“‘Thoughts are Things,'” Missouri Ruralist (5 Nov 1917)
(Source)
Reprinted in Stephen Hines, ed., Laura Ingalls Wilder - Farm Journalist (2007).
Quotations by:
Wilder, Laura Ingalls
Tact does for life just what lubricating oil does for machinery. It makes the wheels run smoothly, and without it there is a great deal of friction and the possibility of a breakdown.
Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867–1957) American writer
“Just a Question of Tact,” Missouri Ruralist (1916-10-05)
(Source)
I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.
Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867–1957) American writer
(Attributed)
The trouble with organizing a thing is that pretty soon folks get to paying more attention to the organization than to what they’re organized for.
Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867–1957) American writer
Little Town on the Prairie (1941)