Some people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTA faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn’t worth ruling.
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The duty we owe ourselves is greater than that we owe others.
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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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Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.
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For love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride.
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Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally.
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Love is the only thing that we can carry with us when we go, and it makes the end so easy.
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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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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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Conceit spoils the finest genius.
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Preserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell.
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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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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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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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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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