Wild roses are fairest, and nature a better gardener than art.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTEvery house needs a grandmother in it.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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A holiday isn’t a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.
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The mere possession of a gun is, in itself, an urge to kill, not only by design, but by accident, by madness, by fright, by bravado.
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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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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.
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Preserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell.
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I like adventures, and I’m going to find some.
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I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
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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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Where the heart is the mind works best.
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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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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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People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don’t sell nowadays.
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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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You are the gull, Jo, strong and wild, fond of the storm and the wind, flying far out to sea, and happy all alone.
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Money 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.
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It takes two flints to make a fire.
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Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.
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Mothers can forgive anything! Tell me all, and be sure that I will never let you go, though the whole world should turn from you.
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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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The humblest tasks get beautified if loving hands do them.
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Stay is a charming word in a friend’s vocabulary.
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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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The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
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Many argue; not many converse.
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I’ve got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen.
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Every house needs a grandmother in it.
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