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 WilderRead
Every job is good if you do your best and work hard. A man who works hard stinks only to the ones that have nothing to do but smell.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Hard work is valuable and should be appreciated, regardless of the job itself.
This quote emphasizes the importance of putting in effort and dedication into any task, suggesting that the true worth of a job is determined by the quality of work done rather than the job's nature. It also implies that those who criticize hardworking individuals often lack a sense of purpose or accomplishment themselves.
Themes
Hard WorkDedicationEffortAppreciationValue
In practice
Example use cases
Using this quote during a team meeting to encourage colleagues to take pride in their work.
More from Laura Ingalls Wilder
All quotes βIt is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.
Laura Ingalls WilderRead
Suffering passes, while love is eternal. That's a gift that you have received from God. Don't waste it.
Laura Ingalls WilderRead
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 WilderRead
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.
Laura Ingalls WilderRead
When the fiddle had stopped singing Laura called out softly, "What are days of auld lang syne, Pa?" "They are the days of a long time ago, Laura," Pa said. "Go to sleep, now." But Laura lay awake a little while, listening to Pa's fiddle softly playing and to the lonely sound of the wind in the Big Woods,β¦ She was glad that the cozy house, and Pa and Ma and the firelight and the music, were now. They could not be forgotten, she thought, because now is now. It can never be a long time ago.
Laura Ingalls WilderRead
Similar quotes
The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides the champion from someone else who is not a champion. That's what most people lack, having the guts to go on and just say they'll go through the pain no matter what happens.
Arnold SchwarzeneggerRead
If you want to boo, I want you to boo me as loud as you can, because I think that's a sign of respect: You don't boo the bad players; you boo the really good ones.
Shannon SharpeRead
It was actually drumming that gave me the stamina to get into sports later. I started playing drums at 13, and when I got to the international touring level... I got interested in cross-country skiing, long-distance swimming, bicycling... things that require stamina, not finesse.
Neil PeartRead
Belief in yourself is what happens when you know you've done the thing things that entitle you to success.
Pat SummittRead
You cannot improve your future if you are not willing to try something new and risk making mistakes and learning from them
Robert KiyosakiRead
The slave has but one master, the ambitious man has as many as there are persons whose aid may contribute to the advancement of his fortunes.
Jean De La BruyereRead