26 Quotes by Flora Thompson

The wife ought to have the first child and the husband the second, then there wouldn’t ever be any more.

Traditions and customs which had lasted for centuries did not die out in a moment.

Alas! in nature, as in art, we gain only according to our capacity. You cannot put an ocean in a pint pot.

Other days, other ways; and, although they have now been greatly improved upon, the old country midwives did at least succeed in bringing into the world many generations of our forefathers, or where should we be now? –.

What greater restoratives have we poor mortals than a good meal taken in the company of loving friends?

There is something exhilarating about pay-day, even when the pay is poor and already mortgaged for necessities. With.

It was ordained that our earthly pilgrammage should be a struggle, and life would be a tame affair if everything went smoothly.

For myself I would desire a combination of old romance and modern machinery.