Lydia Maria Child quote: "The cure for all ills and wrongs, the cares, the sorrows and the crimes of humanity, all lie in the one word 'love.' It is the divine vitality that everywhere produces and restores life."

The nearer society approaches to divine order, the less separation will there be in the characters, ...
LYDIA MARIA CHILD

That man's best works should be such bungling imitations of Nature's infinite perfection, matters no...
LYDIA MARIA CHILD

None speak of the bravery, the might, or the intellect of Jesus; but the devil is always imagined as...
LYDIA MARIA CHILD

A comfortable old age is the reward of a well-spent youth. Instead of its bringing sad and melanchol...
LYDIA MARIA CHILD

Childhood itself is scarcely more lovely than a cheerful, kindly, sunshiny old age.
LYDIA MARIA CHILD

It is my mission to help in the breaking down of classes, and to make all men feel as if they were...
LYDIA MARIA CHILD

The eye of genius has always a plaintive expression, and its natural language is pathos.
LYDIA MARIA CHILD

Thy treasures of gold
Are dim with the blood of the hearts thou hast sold;
Thy home may be lo...
LYDIA MARIA CHILD

A reformer is one who sets forth cheerfully toward sure defeat.
LYDIA MARIA CHILD

There was a time when all these things would have passed me by, like the flitting figures of a theat...
LYDIA MARIA CHILD

Nature made us individuals, as she did the flowers and the pebbles; but we are afraid to be peculiar...
LYDIA MARIA CHILD

Misfortune is never mournful to the soul that accepts it; for such do always see that every cloud is...
LYDIA MARIA CHILD

Flowers have spoken to me more than I can tell in written words. They are the hieroglyphics of angel...
LYDIA MARIA CHILD

Home -- that blessed word, which opens to the human heart the most perfect glimpse of Heaven, and he...
LYDIA MARIA CHILD

But men never violate the laws of God without suffering the consequences, sooner or later.
LYDIA MARIA CHILD

Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father!
LYDIA MARIA CHILD

Every human being has, like Socrates, an attendant spirit; and wise are they who obey its signals. I...
LYDIA MARIA CHILD

Over the river and through the wood,
To grandfather's house we go;
The horse knows the way LYDIA MARIA CHILD

Reverence is the highest quality of man's nature; and that individual, or nation, which has it sligh...
LYDIA MARIA CHILD

It is a rare and difficult attainment to grow old gracefully and happily.
LYDIA MARIA FRANCIS CHILD

Over the river and through the wood, To grandfather's house we go; The horse knows the way ...
MRS. LYDIA MARIA CHILD

England may as well dam up the waters of the Nile with bulrushes as to fetter the step of Freedom, ...
MRS. LYDIA MARIA CHILD

Do not make children cross-eyed, by having hair hang about their foreheads, where they see it contin...
LYDIA MARIA FRANCIS CHILD

We first crush people to the earth, and then claim the right of trampling on them forever, because t...
LYDIA MARIA FRANCIS CHILD

Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father.
LYDIA MARIA FRANCIS CHILD

Belief in oneself is one of the most important bricks in building any successful venture.
LYDIA M. CHILD

That man's best works should be such bungling imitations of Nature's infinite perfection, matters no...
LYDIA M. CHILD

Genius hath electric power which earth can never tame.
LYDIA M CHILD

But men never violate the laws of God without suffering the consequences, sooner or later.
LYDIA M. CHILD

Genius hath electric power which earth can never tame.
LYDIA M. CHILD

I was gravely warned by some of my female acquaintances that no woman could expect to be regarded as...
LYDIA M. CHILD

None speak of the bravery, the might, or the intellect of Jesus; but the devil is always imagined as...
LYDIA M. CHILD

You find yourself refreshed in the presence of cheerful people. Why not make an honest effort to con...
LYDIA M. CHILD

The cure for all the ills and wrongs, the cares, the sorrows, and the crimes of humanity, all lie in...
LYDIA M. CHILD

A reformer is one who sets forth cheerfully toward sure defeat.
LYDIA M. CHILD

Every human being has, like Socrates, an attendant spirit; and wise are they who obey its signals. I...
LYDIA M. CHILD

Misfortune is never mournful to the soul that accepts it; for such do always see that every cloud is...
LYDIA M. CHILD

That a majority of women do not wish for any important change in their social and civil condition, m...
LYDIA M. CHILD

Misfortune is never mournful to the soul that accepts it; for such do always see that every cloud is...
LYDIA M. CHILD

Over the river and through the wood, To grandfather's house we go; The horse knows the way To carry ...
LYDIA M. CHILD

You find yourself refreshed by the presence of cheerful people. Why not make an honest effort to con...
LYDIA M. CHILD

Home - that blessed word, which opens to the human heart the most perfect glimpse of Heaven, and hel...
LYDIA M. CHILD

An effort made for the happiness of others lifts above ourselves.
LYDIA M. CHILD

A comfortable old age is the reward of a well-spent youth. Instead of its bringing sad and melancho...
LYDIA M. CHILD

The nearer society approaches to divine order, the less separation will there be in the characters, ...
LYDIA M. CHILD

Childhood itself is scarcely more lovely than a cheerful, kindly, sunshiny old age.
LYDIA M. CHILD

Every man deems that he has precisely the trials and temptations which are the hardest of all others...
LYDIA M. CHILD

It is right noble to fight with wickedness and wrong; the mistake is in supposing that spiritual evi...
LYDIA M. CHILD

Home / that blessed word, which opens to the human heart the most perfect glimpse of Heaven, and hel...
LYDIA M. CHILD

The cure for all ills and wrongs, the cares, the sorrows and the crimes of humanity, all lie in the ...
LYDIA M. CHILD

Flowers have spoken to me more than I can tell in written words. They are the hieroglyphics of angel...
LYDIA M. CHILD

I grew up in Birmingham, where they made useful things and made them well.
LEE CHILD

Being tall is an advantage, especially in business. People will always remember you. And if you'...
JULIA CHILD

For men, as they get bogged down with responsibilities, commitments, bureaucracy, it is a fantasy ju...
LEE CHILD

For me, writing never gets easier. It's always hard work. It doesn't matter how many words y...
LINCOLN CHILD

Life itself is the proper binge. -Julia Child.
JULIA CHILD

I just felt from personal observation that there is nothing more dislocated or alienated than a life...
LEE CHILD

I found that the recipes in most - in all - the books I had were really not adequate. They didn'...
JULIA CHILD

The secret of a happy marriage is finding the right person. You know they're right if you love t...
JULIA CHILD

What a marvelous resource soup is for the thrifty cook - it solves the ham-bone and lamb-bone proble...
JULIA CHILD

Usually, one's cooking is better than one thinks it is.
JULIA CHILD

The art of bread making can become a consuming hobby, and no matter how often and how many kinds of ...
JULIA CHILD

I had my first French meal and I never got over it. It was just marvelous. We had oysters and a love...
JULIA CHILD

Animals that we eat are raised for food in the most economical way possible, and the serious food pr...
JULIA CHILD

To be able to serve and to eat a whole fish, especially a trout, is part of civilized dining. This a...
JULIA CHILD

As we say in the American Institute of Wine and Food, small helpings, no seconds. A little bit of ev...
JULIA CHILD

When I got to France I realized I didn't know very much about food at all. I'd never had a r...
JULIA CHILD

In the 1960s, you could eat anything you wanted, and of course, people were smoking cigarettes and a...
JULIA CHILD

Because of media hype and woefully inadequate information, too many people nowadays are deathly afra...
JULIA CHILD

In Paris and later in Marseille, I was surrounded by some of the best food in the world, and I had a...
JULIA CHILD

I fell in love with the public, the public fell in love with me, and I tried to keep it that way.
JULIA CHILD

I still feel that French cooking is the most important in the world, one of the few that has rules. ...
JULIA CHILD

In department stores, so much kitchen equipment is bought indiscriminately by people who just come i...
JULIA CHILD

I think one of the terrible things today is that people have this deathly fear of food: fear of eggs...
JULIA CHILD

You learn to cook so that you don't have to be a slave to recipes. You get what's in season ...
JULIA CHILD

Once you have mastered a technique, you hardly need look at a recipe again and can take off on your ...
JULIA CHILD

I think careful cooking is love, don't you? The loveliest thing you can cook for someone who'...
JULIA CHILD

Find something you're passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it.
JULIA CHILD

Drama is very important in life: You have to come on with a bang. You never want to go out with a wh...
JULIA CHILD

The perfect dressing is essential to the perfect salad, and I see no reason whatsoever for using a b...
JULIA CHILD

I had been coming to America very frequently for many, many years, so I had plenty of exposure - and...
LEE CHILD

I hate organized religion. I think you have to love thy neighbor as thyself. I think you have to pic...
JULIA CHILD

Both were military. That was clear.Reacher could tell by their haircuts. No civilian barber would be...
LEE CHILD

It's true,' said Freddie Humbert, 'kids nowadays have got no ability to listen to simple instruction...
LAUREN CHILD

Look we didn't break in, we conned our way in.' - Ruby
'Oh that makes it so much better.' - Hit...
LAUREN CHILD

Rube, this is me you're talking to, Clancy Crew, remember? Your best buddy? And I hate to break it t...
LAUREN CHILD

Everyone always thinks they're the good guys,' said Ruby.
'Yes they do,' said LB. 'But happily ...
LAUREN CHILD

Excuse me while I yawn.
LAUREN CHILD

I was 32 when I started cooking; up until then, I just ate.
JULIA CHILD

When you have a few cake formulas and filling ideas in your repertoire, you will find that it's ...
JULIA CHILD

In France, cooking is a serious art form and a national sport.
JULIA CHILD

My first job out of college was as an editorial assistant in a New York publishing house. Being an e...
LINCOLN CHILD

I have a kind of old-fashioned, artisan approach.
LEE CHILD

Someone may offer you a freshly caught whole large fish, like a salmon or striped bass. Don't pa...
JULIA CHILD

Because I've done a lot of television, I'm sort of a generalist. I'm not a pastry cook, ...
JULIA CHILD

It's so beautifully arranged on the plate - you know someone's fingers have been all over it...
JULIA CHILD

In the 1970s we got nouvelle cuisine, in which a lot of the old rules were kicked over. And then we ...
JULIA CHILD

The only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for the steak to cook.
JULIA CHILD

A party without cake is just a meeting
JULIA CHILD

I was lucky to marry Paul. He was a great inspiration, his enthusiasm about wine and food helped to ...
JULIA CHILD

(On what her longevity is attributed to) Red meat and gin.
JULIA CHILD

You don't have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces - just good food from fresh ingredients.
JULIA CHILD

Life itself is the proper binge.
JULIA CHILD

I love Italian food but that's too generic a term for what's available now: you have to narr...
LEE CHILD

I don't believe in twisting yourself into knots of excuses and explanations over the food you ma...
JULIA CHILD

You know, women are as promiscuous as men and yet, of course, people are inhibited from having an af...
LEE CHILD

The more you know, the more you can create. There's no end to imagination in the kitchen.
JULIA CHILD

To be a good cook you have to have a love of the good, a love of hard work, and a love of creating.
JULIA CHILD

...nothing is too much trouble if it turns out the way it should.
JULIA CHILD

...no one is born a great cook, one learns by doing.
JULIA CHILD

In my generation, except for a few people who'd gone into banking or nursing or something like t...
JULIA CHILD

world's best pop group.
DESTINY'S CHILD

absolutely
DESTINY'S CHILD

Male authors always take care to make their heroes at least one inch taller than they are, and consi...
LEE CHILD

That girl is a grade one a-hole with a severe attitudinal problem.
WILD CHILD

It's so beautifully arranged on the plate - you know someone's fingers have been all over it.
JULIA CHILD

The only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for the steak to cook
JULIA CHILD

I wouldn't keep him around long if I didn't feed him well.
JULIA CHILD

In department stores, so much kitchen equipment is bought indiscriminately by people who just come i...
JULIA CHILD

Noncooks think it's silly to invest two hours' work in two minutes' enjoyment; but if cooking is eva...
JULIA CHILD

I just hate health food
JULIA CHILD

I think the inner person is the most important. . . . I would like to see an invention that keeps th...
JULIA CHILD

Cooking with the Master Chefs.
JULIA CHILD

We'll get some help from the board of directors... volunteers and do a lot of back-breaking work.
BLAKE CHILD

They didn't steal from the board. They stole from the kids.
BLAKE CHILD

It takes a lot of work and volunteers and we come here after work... after our 'eight to fives' and ...
BLAKE CHILD

They busted up the lock pretty good. That's where we stored all of our equipment.
BLAKE CHILD

How can a nation be called great if its bread tastes like kleenex?
JULIA CHILD

I don't believe in twisting yourself into knots of excuses and explanations over the food you make. ...
JULIA CHILD

Maybe the cat has fallen into the stew, or the lettuce has frozen, or the cake has collapsed. Eh ...
JULIA CHILD

The cure for all ills and wrongs, the cares, the sorrows and the crimes of humanity, all lie in the one word 'love.' It is the divine vitality that everywhere produces and restores life.

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Lydia Maria Child

The cure for all ills and wrongs, the cares, the sorrows and the crimes of humanity, all lie in the one word 'love.' It is the divine vitality that everywhere produces and restores life.

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