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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTIt 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.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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He was the first, the only love her life, and in a nature like hers such passions take deep root and die-hard.
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Nothing provokes speculation more than the sight of a woman enjoying herself.
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Honesty is the best policy, in love as in law.
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Well, if I can’t be happy, I can be useful, perhaps.
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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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It takes three or four women to get each man into, through, and out of the world.
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Every house needs a grandmother in it.
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I don’t pretend to be wise, but I am observing, and I see a great deal more than you’d imagine. I’m interested in other people’s experiences and inconsistencies, and, though I can’t explain, I remember and use them for my own benefit.
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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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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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I often think flowers are the angels’ alphabet whereby they write on hills and fields mysterious and beautiful lessons for us to feel and learn.
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Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will be delightful, old age will bring few regrets, and life will become a beautiful success.
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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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If we are all alive ten years hence, let’s meet, and see how many of us have got our wishes, or how much nearer we are then than now.
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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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