Father asked us what was God’s noblest work. Anna said men, but I said babies. Men are often bad, but babies never are.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTThe humblest tasks get beautified if loving hands do them.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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Some books are so familiar that reading them is like being home again.
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Love is the only thing that we can carry with us when we go, and it makes the end so easy.
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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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I ask not for any crown But that which all may win; Nor try to conquer any world Except the one within.
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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.
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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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I don’t worry about the storms, I am learning to sail my own ship.
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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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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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Salt is like good-humor, and nearly every thing is better for a pinch of it.
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Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally.
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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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Better lose your life than your soul.
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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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