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 ALCOTTI often think flowers are the angels’ alphabet whereby they write on hills and fields mysterious and beautiful lessons for us to feel and learn.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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Help one another is part of the religion of our sisterhood.
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Love is a great beautifier.
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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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Better lose your life than your soul.
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I like adventures, and I’m going to find some.
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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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Men are always ready to die for us, but not to make our lives worth having. Cheap sentiment and bad logic.
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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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A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.
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Remember that frost comes latest to those that bloom the highest.
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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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A holiday isn’t a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.
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She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain.
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The emerging woman will be strong-minded, strong-hearted, strong-souled, and strong-bodied strength and beauty must go together.
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