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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTThe humblest tasks get beautified if loving hands do them.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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Fame 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.
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Prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well.
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I like good strong words that mean something.
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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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Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.
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Many argue; not many converse.
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Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.
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People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don’t sell nowadays.
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One of the sweet things about pain and sorrow is that they show us how well we are loved, how much kindness there is in the world, and how easily we can make others happy in the same way when they need help and sympathy.
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Where the heart is the mind works best.
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I want to do something splendid, Something heroic or wonderful that won’t be forgotten after I’m dead I think I shall write books.
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It takes three or four women to get each man into, through, and out of the world.
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Conceit spoils the finest genius.
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It’s amazing how lovely common things become, if one only knows how to look at them.
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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.
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