Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTA faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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Remember that frost comes latest to those that bloom the highest.
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Have 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.
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Love is the only thing that we can carry with us when we go, and it makes the end so easy.
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Painful 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.
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Let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth’s sake, and so earn some right to rejoice when the victory is won.
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He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
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Mothers can forgive anything! Tell me all, and be sure that I will never let you go, though the whole world should turn from you.
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Marriage, they say, halves one’s rights and doubles one’s duties.
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It takes two flints to make a fire.
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I 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.
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I don’t like favors; they oppress and make me fell like a slave. I’d rather do everything for myself, and be perfectly independent.
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Stay is a charming word in a friend’s vocabulary.
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It’s amazing how lovely common things become, if one only knows how to look at them.
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People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don’t sell nowadays.
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Some stories are so familiar its like going home.
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