A collection of quotes and thoughts by Gabriela Mistral on love, children,poet, poetry, inspiration, child, education, moment, time and literature.
23 Mind-Blowing Quotes By Gabriela Mistral
Lucila Godoy y Alcayaga, popular by her pseudonym Gabriela Mistral, was a diplomat, poet, humanist and educationist. She was the first author from South America to win the ‘Nobel Prize in Literature’ in 1945. She is without doubt one of the greatest literary figures in the history of Chile or South America. Her poems are still read by people in different parts of the world. Some of the subjects that she regularly wrote about in her poems included sadness, melancholy, love, nature, the love of mother and nature among others. Some of Mistral’s most well-known works include ‘Sonnets of Death’, ‘Poems of Chile’, ‘Readings for Women’, ‘Harvesting’, ‘Despair’ and ‘Ternura’ among many others that captivated audiences worldwide. Mistral not only devoted to literature but was deeply involved in a range of philanthropic causes as well. In fact, in her will, she left behind all the proceeds from her book sales to poor children living in Monte Grande, a place where she spent much of her childhood. Let us browse through deceptively simple, sensible and inspirational quotes and thoughts by Gabriela Mistral that hold a world of wisdom.