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 ALCOTTBe comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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Better lose your life than your soul.
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A holiday isn’t a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.
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Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.
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It’s lovely to see people so happy.
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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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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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It’s amazing how lovely common things become, if one only knows how to look at them.
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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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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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A time will come when you will find that in gaining a brief joy you have lost your peace forever.
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I like adventures, and I’m going to find some.
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Nothing provokes speculation more than the sight of a woman enjoying herself.
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Where I wholly love I wholly trust.
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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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Don’t try to make me grow up before my time.
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