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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTGood books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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Many argue; not many converse.
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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’d rather take coffee than compliments now.
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We all have our own life to pursue, our own kind of dream to be weaving, and we all have the power to make wishes come true, as long as we keep believing.
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Stay is a charming word in a friend’s vocabulary.
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Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.
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The duty we owe ourselves is greater than that we owe others.
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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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Preserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell.
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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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Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally.
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Conceit spoils the finest genius.
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Help one another is part of the religion of our sisterhood.
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Life and love are very precious when both are in full bloom.
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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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