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.
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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Preserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell.
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I like good strong words that mean something.
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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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Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally.
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Wild roses are fairest, and nature a better gardener than art.
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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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Money is the root of all evil, and yet it is such a useful root that we cannot get on without it any more than we can without potatoes.
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Better lose your life than your soul.
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Some books are so familiar that reading them is like being home again.
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The duty we owe ourselves is greater than that we owe others.
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The emerging woman will be strong-minded, strong-hearted, strong-souled, and strong-bodied strength and beauty must go together.
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I don’t worry about the storms, I am learning to sail my own ship.
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He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
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Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.
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Salt is like good-humor, and nearly every thing is better for a pinch of it.
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