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 ALCOTTFather asked us what was God’s noblest work. Anna said men, but I said babies. Men are often bad, but babies never are.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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Where I wholly love I wholly trust.
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Many argue; not many converse.
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Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.
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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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I’d rather take coffee than compliments now.
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Some people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow.
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Marriage, they say, halves one’s rights and doubles one’s duties.
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I like adventures, and I’m going to find some.
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For love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride.
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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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Every house needs a grandmother in it.
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Love is a flower that grows in any soil, works its sweet miracles undaunted by autumn frost or winter snow, blooming fair and fragrant all the year, and blessing those who give and those who receive.
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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 a great beautifier.
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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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