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 ALCOTTIt 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 ALCOTTHe who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTWomen have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn’t worth ruling.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTKeep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTFame 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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTProve that you understand the worth of time by employing it well.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTIt takes three or four women to get each man into, through, and out of the world.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTA holiday isn’t a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTMen are always ready to die for us, but not to make our lives worth having. Cheap sentiment and bad logic.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTSome stories are so familiar its like going home.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTBetter lose your life than your soul.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTSimple, 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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTSome people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTPainful 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 ALCOTTThe 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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTHonesty is the best policy, in love as in law.
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