Stay is a charming word in a friend’s vocabulary.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTStay is a charming word in a friend’s vocabulary.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTThe power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTOne of the sweet things about pain and sorrow is that they show us how well we are loved, how much kindness there is in the world, and how easily we can make others happy in the same way when they need help and sympathy.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTThe mere possession of a gun is, in itself, an urge to kill, not only by design, but by accident, by madness, by fright, by bravado.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTPainful as it may be, a significant emotional event can be the catalyst for choosing a direction that serves us – and those around us – more effectively. Look for the learning.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTIt takes two flints to make a fire.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTNothing provokes speculation more than the sight of a woman enjoying herself.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTI often think flowers are the angels’ alphabet whereby they write on hills and fields mysterious and beautiful lessons for us to feel and learn.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTHave regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will be delightful, old age will bring few regrets, and life will become a beautiful success.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTI like to help women help themselves, as that is, in my opinion, the best way to settle the woman question. Whatever we can do and do well we have a right to, and I don’t think any one will deny us.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTThere is very little real liberty in the world; even those who seem freest are often the most tightly bound. Law, custom, public opinion, fear or shame make slaves of us all, as you will find when you try your experiment.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTHe who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTWell, if I can’t be happy, I can be useful, perhaps.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTLove is the only thing that we can carry with us when we go, and it makes the end so easy.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTLove is a great beautifier.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTWhere I wholly love I wholly trust.
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