He was the first, the only love her life, and in a nature like hers such passions take deep root and die-hard.
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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Love is the only thing that we can carry with us when we go, and it makes the end so easy.
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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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A holiday isn’t a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.
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For love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride.
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The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
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Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn’t worth ruling.
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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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The humblest tasks get beautified if loving hands do them.
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Fame is a pearl many dive for and only a few bring up. Even when they do, it is not perfect, and they sigh for more, and lose better things in struggling for them.
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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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Where the heart is the mind works best.
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Prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well.
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It takes so little to make a child happy, that it is a pity in a world full of sunshine and pleasant things, that there should be any wistful faces, empty hands, or lonely little hearts.
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You are the gull, Jo, strong and wild, fond of the storm and the wind, flying far out to sea, and happy all alone.
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Salt is like good-humor, and nearly every thing is better for a pinch of it.
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