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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTThe duty we owe ourselves is greater than that we owe others.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
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Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally.
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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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Better lose your life than your soul.
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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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Prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well.
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Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.
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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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It’s amazing how lovely common things become, if one only knows how to look at them.
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Life and love are very precious when both are in full bloom.
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Some stories are so familiar its like going home.
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Nothing provokes speculation more than the sight of a woman enjoying herself.
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Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.
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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.
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It takes very little fire to make a great deal of smoke nowadays, and notoriety is not real glory.
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