Johanna Spyri Quotes

It (nursing) comes more from care than study.

But then all at once he wanted to have his own goods and money and to be his own master, and so he asked his father to give him his portion, and he left his home and went and wasted all his substance.

She is not fashioned for a life among strangers.

But then we must never forget to pray, and to ask God to remember us when He is arranging things, so that we too may feel safe and have no anxiety about what is going to happen.

With great animation Heidi read the story of the prodigal son,

Heidi, it's just as if we were in a high carriage and were going to drive straight into heaven.

Flowers are made to bloom in the sun and not to be shut up in an apron.

"The grandfather explained to her that it was the sun that did it. "When he says good-night to the mountains he throws his most beautiful colors over them, so that they may not forget him before he comes again the next day.

Saying good night to the mountains, the sun throws his most beautiful rays to them, that they may not forget him till the morning.

Her peculiarities must not be punished.

"straight into heaven." "Yes, and do you know why the stars are so happy and look down and nod to us like that?" asked Heidi. "No, why is it?" Clara asked in return. "Because they live up in heaven, and know how well God arranges everything for us, so that we need have no more fear or trouble and may be quite sure that all things will come right in the end. That's why they are so happy, and they nod to us because they want us to be happy too. But then we must never forget to pray, and to ask God to remember us when He is arranging things, so that we too may feel safe and have no anxiety about what is going to happen."

"For mercy's sake, the child is crazy!" exclaimed Miss Rottenmeier, running up the stairs. In her hurry she had bumped into Sebastian, who was just then coming down. "Bring the unlucky child up!" she called to him, rubbing her head. "All right, many thanks," answered the butler, rubbing his head, too, for he had encountered something far harder than she had.

A bad deed always brings a punishment.

If you have a sorrow that you cannot tell to anyone, you can go to our Father in Heaven.

What on earth shall I do