It’s amazing how lovely common things become, if one only knows how to look at them.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTIt takes very little fire to make a great deal of smoke nowadays, and notoriety is not real glory.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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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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The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
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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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I like adventures, and I’m going to find some.
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The humblest tasks get beautified if loving hands do them.
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Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.
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He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
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Life and love are very precious when both are in full bloom.
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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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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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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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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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Let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth’s sake, and so earn some right to rejoice when the victory is won.
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I don’t worry about the storms, I am learning to sail my own ship.
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Prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well.
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