Laura Ingalls Wilder (7 February 1867 – 10 February 1957) was an American writer, mostly known for the Little House on the Prairie series of children’s books, published between 1932 and 1943, which were based on her childhood in a settler and pioneer family. Wilder was born on 7 February 1867 in Pepin, Wisconsin, and spent much of her childhood moving from place to place with her family as they searched for a home on the American frontier. Despite these difficulties, she received a good education and went on to marry Almanzo Wilder and settle in Missouri, where she became a teacher and eventually a homemaker.
Famous Laura Ingalls Wilder Quotes
“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.” ~ Laura Ingalls Wilder“Some old-fashioned things like fresh air and sunshine are hard to beat.” ~ Laura Ingalls Wilder“A good laugh overcomes more difficulties and dissipates more dark clouds than any other one thing.” ~ 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“Remember me with smiles and laughter, for that is how I’ll remember you all. If you can only remember me with tears, then don’t remember me at all.” ~ Laura Ingalls Wilder“Remember well, and bear in mind, a constant friend is hard to find.” ~ Laura Ingalls Wilder“It does not so much matter what happens. It is what one does when it happens that really counts.” ~ Laura Ingalls Wilder“No one has ever achieved anything from the smallest to the greatest unless the dream was dreamed first.” ~ Laura Ingalls Wilder“Courage and kindness, loyalty, truth, and helpfulness are always the same and always needed.” ~ Laura Ingalls Wilder“Life was not intended to be simply a round of work, no matter how interesting and important that work may be. A moment’s pause to watch the glory of a sunrise or a sunset is soul-satisfying, while a bird’s song will set the steps to music all day long.” ~ Laura Ingalls Wilder“The uplift of a fearless heart will help us over barriers. No one ever overcomes difficulties by going at them in a hesitant, doubtful way.” ~ Laura Ingalls Wilder“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 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
