WIST Quotations

Wilder, Laura Ingalls -- “‘Thoughts are Things,'” Missouri Ruralist (5 Nov 1917)

Dave — Thu, 21 Jul 2022 16:09:38 +0000

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).

Wilder, Laura Ingalls -- “Just a Question of Tact,” Missouri Ruralist (1916-10-05)

Dave — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 14:49:00 +0000

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)

Wilder, Laura Ingalls -- (Attributed)

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

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)

Wilder, Laura Ingalls -- Little Town on the Prairie (1941)

Dave — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 14:47:26 +0000

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)