Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTFar 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.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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Love is a flower that grows in any soil, works its sweet miracles undaunted by autumn frost or winter snow, blooming fair and fragrant all the year, and blessing those who give and those who receive.
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The 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.
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There 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.
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Every house needs a grandmother in it.
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Love is a great beautifier.
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I don’t worry about the storms, I am learning to sail my own ship.
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Some books are so familiar that reading them is like being home again.
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I’d rather take coffee than compliments now.
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Some stories are so familiar its like going home.
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Some people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow.
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Salt is like good-humor, and nearly every thing is better for a pinch of it.
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We all have our own life to pursue, our own kind of dream to be weaving, and we all have the power to make wishes come true, as long as we keep believing.
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Nothing is impossible to a determined woman.
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A time will come when you will find that in gaining a brief joy you have lost your peace forever.
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One 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.
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