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I often think flowers are the angels’ alphabet whereby they write on hills and fields mysterious and beautiful lessons for us to feel and learn.

Louisa May Alcott

Men are always ready to die for us, but not to make our lives worth having. Cheap sentiment and bad logic.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Bad Death Live Logic Man Worth
Don’t shut yourself up in a band box because you are a woman, but understand what is going on, and educate yourself to take part in the world’s work, for it all affects you and yours.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Affect Education Understand Woman Work World Yourself
Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn’t worth ruling.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Deep Queen Rule Time Woman Worth
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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Age Beautiful Evidence Happiness Old Play Regret Success Time Understand Work Worth Youth
Some books are so familiar that reading them is like being home again.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Book Friendship Home Reading
It’s amazing how lovely common things become, if one only knows how to look at them.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Eyes Love Ordinary Wisdom
Many argue; not many converse.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Argument Talk
Some people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

People Shadow Sunshine
Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Book Choice Enjoyment Friendship Goodness Selection
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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Better Hard Lose Lost Man Rule Scars Soul Teach Yourself
For love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Fear Gratitude Love Pride
In the books I read the sinners are always more interesting than the saints, and in real life good people are dismally dull. I’ve no desire to be wicked, but I do want to be happy. A short life and a gay one for me and I’m willing to pay for my pleasure if it is necessary.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Book Happiness Life Myself Necessary Pay People Reading Reality Sin Willing
I don’t worry about the storms, I am learning to sail my own ship.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Inspirational Learning Myself Storm Worry
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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Believe Dreams Kind Life Power Pursue True
Where I wholly love I wholly trust.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Love Myself Trust
Life and love are very precious when both are in full bloom.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Bloom Life Love Precious

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