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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.

Louisa May Alcott

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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Afraid Heaven Home Leaving Myself Run Sick
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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Best Help Myself Opinion Question Settle Thinking Way Woman
It’s amazing how lovely common things become, if one only knows how to look at them.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Eyes Love Ordinary Wisdom
It’s lovely to see people so happy.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Happiness Love One Liner People See
Many argue; not many converse.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Argument Talk
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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Age Beautiful Evidence Happiness Old Play Regret Success Time Understand Work Worth Youth
I don’t pretend to be wise, but I am observing, and I see a great deal more than you’d imagine. I’m interested in other people’s experiences and inconsistencies, and, though I can’t explain, I remember and use them for my own benefit.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Consistency Deal Experience Explanation Greatness Myself Observation Pretend Remember See Wisdom
We can’t any of us do all we would like, but we can do our best for every case that comes to us, and that helps amazingly.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Amazing Best Come Help
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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Affect Education Understand Woman Work World Yourself
Marriage, they say, halves one’s rights and doubles one’s duties.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Marriage Oneself Responsibility Right
The mere possession of a gun is, in itself, an urge to kill, not only by design, but by accident, by madness, by fright, by bravado.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Accident Brave Design Fear Kill Mad Possession Weapon
The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Beautiful Happiness Humble Life Love Power
I want to do something splendid, Something heroic or wonderful that won’t be forgotten after I’m dead I think I shall write books.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Book Death Forget Hero Myself Splendid Wonderful Writing
The humblest tasks get beautified if loving hands do them.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Beautiful Hands Humble Love
Men are always ready to die for us, but not to make our lives worth having. Cheap sentiment and bad logic.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Bad Death Live Logic Man Worth
Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Flower Learning Natural Open

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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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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