“Whether rich or poor, a home is not a home unless the roots of love are ever striking deeper through the crust of the earthly and the conventional, into the very realities of being, not consciously always; seldom, perhaps; the simplicity of loving grows by living simply near nature and God.” HomeRealityGrowsPoorRichRootsSimplicityDeeperConventionalRich Or PoorGod And Nature Author:Lucy Larcom
“Like a plant that starts up in showers and sunshine and does not know which has best helped it to grow, it is difficult to say whether the hard things or the pleasant things did me the most good.” KnowsDoeHardGrowsDifficultBlessingAdversityPlantPleasantSunshineShowersHard ThingsInspirational AdversityOvercoming HardshipPleasant Things Book:A New England girlhood Source: A New England girlhood
“Many kinds of fruit grow upon the tree of life, but none so sweet as friendship; as with the orange tree its blossoms and fruit appear at the same time, full of refreshment for sense and for soul.” KindSoulGrowsGrowing UpTreeSweetFruitLoyaltyOrangeTree Of LifeRefreshmentsOrange Trees Author:Lucy Larcom
“The soul, cramped among the petty vexations of Earth, needs to keep its windows constantly open to the invigorating air of large and free ideas: and what thought is so grand as that of an ever-present God, in whom all that is vital in humanity breathes and grows?” NeedsIdeasSoulEarthHumanityGrowsAirWindowBreathePettyInvigoratingVexation Author:Lucy Larcom
