It takes so little to make a child happy, that it is a pity in a world full of sunshine and pleasant things, that there should be any wistful faces, empty hands, or lonely little hearts.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTIt’s amazing how lovely common things become, if one only knows how to look at them.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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Remember that frost comes latest to those that bloom the highest.
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Some stories are so familiar its like going home.
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Let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth’s sake, and so earn some right to rejoice when the victory is won.
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I like adventures, and I’m going to find some.
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Where I wholly love I wholly trust.
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It’s lovely to see people so happy.
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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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Father asked us what was God’s noblest work. Anna said men, but I said babies. Men are often bad, but babies never are.
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I like good strong words that mean something.
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A holiday isn’t a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.
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Prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well.
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Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.
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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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Every house needs a grandmother in it.
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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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The emerging woman will be strong-minded, strong-hearted, strong-souled, and strong-bodied strength and beauty must go together.
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Don’t try to make me grow up before my time.
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Well, if I can’t be happy, I can be useful, perhaps.
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Honesty is the best policy, in love as in law.
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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.
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She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain.
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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.
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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 like to help women help themselves, as that is, in my opinion, the best way to settle the woman question. Whatever we can do and do well we have a right to, and I don’t think any one will deny us.
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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.
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He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
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