You are the gull, Jo, strong and wild, fond of the storm and the wind, flying far out to sea, and happy all alone.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTI often think flowers are the angels’ alphabet whereby they write on hills and fields mysterious and beautiful lessons for us to feel and learn.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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Nothing is impossible to a determined woman.
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A holiday isn’t a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.
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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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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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The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
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The humblest tasks get beautified if loving hands do them.
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Some people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow.
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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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It takes two flints to make a fire.
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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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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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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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Love is a great beautifier.
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I don’t like favors; they oppress and make me fell like a slave. I’d rather do everything for myself, and be perfectly independent.
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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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