Father asked us what was God’s noblest work. Anna said men, but I said babies. Men are often bad, but babies never are.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTHonesty is the best policy, in love as in law.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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Marriage, they say, halves one’s rights and doubles one’s duties.
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Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally.
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The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
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I don’t worry about the storms, I am learning to sail my own ship.
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Nothing provokes speculation more than the sight of a woman enjoying herself.
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My book came out; and people began to think that topsy-turvy Louisa would amount to something after all.
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Every house needs a grandmother in it.
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Nothing is impossible to a determined woman.
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It’s lovely to see people so happy.
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Remember that frost comes latest to those that bloom the highest.
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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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Life and love are very precious when both are in full bloom.
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Love is a great beautifier.
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Well, if I can’t be happy, I can be useful, perhaps.
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Where I wholly love I wholly trust.
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