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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.

Louisa May Alcott

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
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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Book Happiness Life Myself Necessary Pay People Reading Reality Sin Willing
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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Believe Dreams Kind Life Power Pursue True
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
A time will come when you will find that in gaining a brief joy you have lost your peace forever.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Forever Joy Lost Peace Time
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
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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Better Fame Lose Perfection Struggle
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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Children Empty Face Happiness Heart Lonely Shine Sun World
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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Evil Money Root
Nothing provokes speculation more than the sight of a woman enjoying herself.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Enjoyment Talk Woman
I like good strong words that mean something.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Goodness Meaning Myself Strong Word
You are the gull, Jo, strong and wild, fond of the storm and the wind, flying far out to sea, and happy all alone.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Alone Fly Happiness Storm Strong Wild Wind
Well, if I can’t be happy, I can be useful, perhaps.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Happiness Myself Production
Stay is a charming word in a friend’s vocabulary.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Charm Friendship Stay Vocabulary
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

Easy Happiness Help Kindness Love Pain Sorrow Sympathy World
The humblest tasks get beautified if loving hands do them.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Beautiful Hands Humble Love

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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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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