The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTMoney 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.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally.
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Nothing provokes speculation more than the sight of a woman enjoying herself.
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I believe that it is as much a right and duty for women to do something with their lives as for men and we are not going to be satisfied with such frivolous parts as you give us.
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Don’t try to make me grow up before my time.
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Men are always ready to die for us, but not to make our lives worth having. Cheap sentiment and bad logic.
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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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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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Every house needs a grandmother in it.
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Better lose your life than your soul.
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Keep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can.
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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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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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Where the heart is the mind works best.
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I don’t worry about the storms, I am learning to sail my own ship.
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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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