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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 Alcott

Nothing provokes speculation more than the sight of a woman enjoying herself.
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Enjoyment Talk Woman
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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Deep Heaven Key Myself See
Money is the root of all evil, and yet it is such a useful root that we cannot get on without it any more than we can without potatoes.
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Evil Money Root
Some people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow.
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People Shadow Sunshine
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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Alive Friendship Growth Inspirational See Time
Some books are so familiar that reading them is like being home again.
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Book Friendship Home Reading
The scar will remain, but it is better for a man to lose both arms than his soul; and these hard years, instead of being lost, may be made the most precious of your lives, if they teach you to rule yourselves.
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Better Hard Lose Lost Man Rule Scars Soul Teach Yourself
Mothers can forgive anything! Tell me all, and be sure that I will never let you go, though the whole world should turn from you.
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Forgiveness Let Go Mom World Yourself
Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.
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Challenge Faith Happiness Mom Son
The humblest tasks get beautified if loving hands do them.
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Beautiful Hands Humble Love
Don’t try to make me grow up before my time.
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Growth Myself Time Try
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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Business Failure Fame Goodness Life Money Philosophy Rich Simplicity World
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.
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Choice Direction Emotion Learning Pain Service
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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Believe Dreams Kind Life Power Pursue True
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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Afraid Heaven Home Leaving Myself Run Sick
A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.
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Faith Friendship Treasure
He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
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Action Believe Doubtful Greatness Strong Weakness
Help one another is part of the religion of our sisterhood.
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Help Ourselves Religious Sister Support
Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.
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Book Choice Enjoyment Friendship Goodness Selection
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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Bad Children Father God Man Noble Work
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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Age Beautiful Evidence Happiness Old Play Regret Success Time Understand Work Worth Youth
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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Death Hard Herself Life Love Nature Passion
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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Affect Education Understand Woman Work World Yourself
The duty we owe ourselves is greater than that we owe others.
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Greatness Ourselves Purpose Spiritual Worth
The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
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Beautiful Happiness Humble Life Love Power
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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Experiment Fear Freedom Goodness Liberty Reality Shame Slave Try World
I don’t like favors; they oppress and make me fell like a slave. I’d rather do everything for myself, and be perfectly independent.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Fall Independence Oppression Perfection Slave

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.

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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.

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