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books are always good company...

books are always good company if you have the right sort. Let me pick out some for you.' And Mrs. Jo made a bee-line to the well-laden shelves, which were the joy of her heart and the comfort of her life.

Louisa Alcott 392 quotes

I'm tired of praise; and love ...

I'm tired of praise; and love is very sweet, when it is simple and sincere like this.

Louisa Alcott 392 quotes

what splendid dreams young pe...

what splendid dreams young people build upon a word, and how bitter is the pain when the bright bubbles burst.

Louisa Alcott 392 quotes

We don't choose our talents; b...

We don't choose our talents; but we needn't hide them in a napkin because they are not just what we want.

Louisa Alcott 392 quotes

that's what old people are he...

that's what old people are here for, Ђ' else their experience is of little use.

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proved that woman isn't a hal...

proved that woman isn't a half but a whole human being, and can stand alone.

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It's lovely to see people so h...

It's lovely to see people so happy.

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Mothers can forgive anything! ...

Mothers can forgive anything! Tell me all, and be sure that I will never let you go, though the whole world should turn from you.

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Dan clung to her in speechless...

Dan clung to her in speechless gratitude, feeling the blessedness of mother love, Ђ' that divine gift which comforts, purifies, and strengthens all who seek it.

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men never forgive like women....

men never forgive like women.

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the violin Ђ' that most human...

the violin Ђ' that most human of all instruments

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But, Polly, a principle that c...

But, Polly, a principle that can't bear being laughed at, frowned on, and cold-shouldered, isn't worthy of the name.

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If you dear little girls would...

If you dear little girls would only learn what real beauty is, and not pinch and starve and bleach yourselves out so, you'd save an immense deal of time and money and pain. A happy soul in a healthy body makes the best sort of beauty for man or woman.

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The scar will remain, but it i...

The scar will remain, but it is better for a man to lose both arms than his soul; and these hard years, instead of being lost, may be made the most precious of your lives, if they teach you to rule yourselves.

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Education is not confined to b...

Education is not confined to books, and the finest characters often graduate from no college, but make experience their master, and life their book. [Some care] only for the mental culture, and [are] in danger of over-studying, under the delusion . . . that learning must be had at all costs, forgetting that health and real wisdom are better.

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She preferred imaginary heroes...

She preferred imaginary heroes to real ones, because when tired of them, the former could be shut up in the tin kitchen till called for, and the latter were less manageable.

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You are like a chestnut burr, ...

You are like a chestnut burr, prickly outside, but silky-soft within, and a sweet kernel, if one can only get at it. Love will make you show your heart some day, and then the rough burr will fall off.

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Be worthy love, and love will ...

Be worthy love, and love will come.

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The emerging woman ... will be...

The emerging woman ... will be strong-minded, strong-hearted, strong-souled, and strong-bodied...strength and beauty must go together.

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A kiss for a blow is always be...

A kiss for a blow is always best, though it's not very easy to give it sometimes.

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