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 ALCOTTSome stories are so familiar its like going home.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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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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Remember that frost comes latest to those that bloom the highest.
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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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Nothing is impossible to a determined woman.
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Money is the root of all evil, and yet it is such a useful root that we cannot get on without it any more than we can without potatoes.
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Salt is like good-humor, and nearly every thing is better for a pinch of it.
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Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.
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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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Many argue; not many converse.
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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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Well, if I can’t be happy, I can be useful, perhaps.
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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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My book came out; and people began to think that topsy-turvy Louisa would amount to something after all.
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The duty we owe ourselves is greater than that we owe others.
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The humblest tasks get beautified if loving hands do them.
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