The humblest tasks get beautified if loving hands do them.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTI ask not for any crown But that which all may win; Nor try to conquer any world Except the one within.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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In the books I read the sinners are always more interesting than the saints, and in real life good people are dismally dull. I’ve no desire to be wicked, but I do want to be happy. A short life and a gay one for me and I’m willing to pay for my pleasure if it is necessary.
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Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.
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It’s lovely to see people so happy.
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I like good strong words that mean something.
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Where the heart is the mind works best.
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I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
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People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don’t sell nowadays.
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It takes two flints to make a fire.
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Love is a great beautifier.
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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.
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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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Keep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can.
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For love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride.
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I don’t worry about the storms, I am learning to sail my own ship.
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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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