Keep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTPeople want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don’t sell nowadays.
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The humblest tasks get beautified if loving hands do them.
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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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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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Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally.
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Remember that frost comes latest to those that bloom the highest.
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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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A time will come when you will find that in gaining a brief joy you have lost your peace forever.
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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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It’s lovely to see people so happy.
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Wild roses are fairest, and nature a better gardener than art.
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For love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride.
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People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don’t sell nowadays.
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Conceit spoils the finest genius.
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A holiday isn’t a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.
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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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