For love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTThe emerging woman will be strong-minded, strong-hearted, strong-souled, and strong-bodied strength and beauty must go together.
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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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Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally.
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People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don’t sell nowadays.
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A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.
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He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
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Every house needs a grandmother in it.
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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.
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I don’t worry about the storms, I am learning to sail my own ship.
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Where the heart is the mind works best.
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It takes two flints to make a fire.
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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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It’s lovely to see people so happy.
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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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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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Father asked us what was God’s noblest work. Anna said men, but I said babies. Men are often bad, but babies never are.
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Marriage, they say, halves one’s rights and doubles one’s duties.
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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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The scar will remain, but it is better for a man to lose both arms than his soul; and these hard years, instead of being lost, may be made the most precious of your lives, if they teach you to rule yourselves.
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The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
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Many argue; not many converse.
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Love is a great beautifier.
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He was the first, the only love her life, and in a nature like hers such passions take deep root and die-hard.
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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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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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The duty we owe ourselves is greater than that we owe others.
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I like adventures, and I’m going to find some.
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