Remember that frost comes latest to those that bloom the highest.
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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It’s lovely to see people so happy.
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Nothing provokes speculation more than the sight of a woman enjoying herself.
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Don’t shut yourself up in a band box because you are a woman, but understand what is going on, and educate yourself to take part in the world’s work, for it all affects you and yours.
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Where the heart is the mind works best.
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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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I like to help women help themselves, as that is, in my opinion, the best way to settle the woman question. Whatever we can do and do well we have a right to, and I don’t think any one will deny us.
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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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Don’t try to make me grow up before my time.
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Father asked us what was God’s noblest work. Anna said men, but I said babies. Men are often bad, but babies never are.
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Well, if I can’t be happy, I can be useful, perhaps.
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The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
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A holiday isn’t a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.
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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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A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.
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It takes very little fire to make a great deal of smoke nowadays, and notoriety is not real glory.
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