A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTI ask not for any crown But that which all may win; Nor try to conquer any world Except the one within.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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Wild roses are fairest, and nature a better gardener than art.
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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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For love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride.
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The duty we owe ourselves is greater than that we owe others.
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It takes very little fire to make a great deal of smoke nowadays, and notoriety is not real glory.
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Better lose your life than your soul.
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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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The humblest tasks get beautified if loving hands do them.
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People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don’t sell nowadays.
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You are the gull, Jo, strong and wild, fond of the storm and the wind, flying far out to sea, and happy all alone.
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Love is a great beautifier.
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Help one another is part of the religion of our sisterhood.
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Honesty is the best policy, in love as in law.
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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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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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