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 ALCOTTHonesty is the best policy, in love as in law.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don’t sell nowadays.
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Simple, genuine goodness is the best capital to found the business of this life upon. It lasts when fame and money fail, and is the only riches we can take out of this world with us.
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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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He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
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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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A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.
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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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I don’t worry about the storms, I am learning to sail my own ship.
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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’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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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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Every house needs a grandmother in it.
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I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
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Some books are so familiar that reading them is like being home again.
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Salt is like good-humor, and nearly every thing is better for a pinch of it.
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