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People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don’t sell nowadays.

Louisa May Alcott

Help one another is part of the religion of our sisterhood.
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Help Ourselves Religious Sister Support
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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Children Empty Face Happiness Heart Lonely Shine Sun World
Honesty is the best policy, in love as in law.
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Best Honesty Law Love Policy
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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Book Death Forget Hero Myself Splendid Wonderful Writing
Salt is like good-humor, and nearly every thing is better for a pinch of it.
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Better Goodness Humor
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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Better Fame Lose Perfection Struggle
I don’t worry about the storms, I am learning to sail my own ship.
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Inspirational Learning Myself Storm Worry
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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Aspiration Beautiful Leadership Reach See Sunshine Try
Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally.
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Flower Learning Natural Open
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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Believe Dreams Kind Life Power Pursue True
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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Book Happiness Life Myself Necessary Pay People Reading Reality Sin Willing
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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Angel Beautiful Feeling Flower Learning Lesson Mystery Thinking Writing
I never wanted to go away, and the hard part now is the leaving you all. I’m not afraid, but it seems as if I should be homesick for you even in heaven.
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Afraid Heaven Home Leaving Myself Run Sick
She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain.
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Book Brain Herself
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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Bad Children Father God Man Noble Work
I like good strong words that mean something.
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Goodness Meaning Myself Strong Word

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