It takes so little to make a child happy, that it is a pity in a world full of sunshine and pleasant things, that there should be any wistful faces, empty hands, or lonely little hearts.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTI don’t worry about the storms, I am learning to sail my own ship.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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Wild roses are fairest, and nature a better gardener than art.
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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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It takes two flints to make a fire.
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Better lose your life than your soul.
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Preserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell.
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The duty we owe ourselves is greater than that we owe others.
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Simple, genuine goodness is the best capital to found the business of this life upon. It lasts when fame and money fail, and is the only riches we can take out of this world with us.
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The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
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We can’t any of us do all we would like, but we can do our best for every case that comes to us, and that helps amazingly.
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I ask not for any crown But that which all may win; Nor try to conquer any world Except the one within.
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I don’t pretend to be wise, but I am observing, and I see a great deal more than you’d imagine. I’m interested in other people’s experiences and inconsistencies, and, though I can’t explain, I remember and use them for my own benefit.
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Fame is a pearl many dive for and only a few bring up. Even when they do, it is not perfect, and they sigh for more, and lose better things in struggling for them.
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Conceit spoils the finest genius.
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I like good strong words that mean something.
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I like adventures, and I’m going to find some.
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