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A quick temper, sharp tongue, and restless spirit were always getting her into scrapes, and her life was a series of ups and downs, which were both comic and pathetic.
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And clung more closely to the dear human love, from which our Father never means us to be weaned, but through which He draws us closer to Himself.
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Proved that woman isn't a half but a whole human being, and can stand alone.
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Jo loved a few persons very dearly and dreaded to have their affection lost or lessened in any way.
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In spite of the laughing at them, the world would never get on without reformers.
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He was poor, yet always appeared to be giving something away; a stranger, yet everyone was his friend; no longer young, but as happy-hearted as a boy; plain and peculiar, yet his face looked beautiful to many.
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I am so full of my work, I can't stop to eat or sleep, or for anything but a daily run.
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I shall keep my book on the table here, and read a little every morning as soon as I wake, for I know it will do me good, and help me through the day.
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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.
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A child her wayward pencil drew On margins of her book; Garlands of flower, dancing elves, Bud, butterfly, and brook, Lessons undone, and plum forgot, Seeking with hand and heart The teacher whom she learned to love Before she knew t'was Art.
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The invigorating air did them both good, and much exercise worked wholesome changes in minds as well as bodies. They seemed to get clearer views of life and duty up there among the everlasting hills. The fresh winds blew away desponding doubts, delusive fancies, and moody mists. The warm spring sunshine brought out all sorts of aspiring ideas, tender hopes, and happy thoughts. The lake seemed to wash away the troubles of the past, and the grand old mountains to look benignly down upon them saying, "Little children, love one another."
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Prosperity suits some people, and they blossom best in a glow of sunshine; others need the shade, and are the sweeter for a touch of frost.
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She began to see that character is a better possession than money, rank, intellect, or beauty, and to feel that if greatness is what a wise man has defined it to be, 'truth, reverence, and good will,' then her friend Friedrich Bhaer was not only good, but great.
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To me, love isn't all. I must look up, not down, trust and honor with my whole heart, and find strenght and integrity to lean on
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Have regular hours for work and play, make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will be delightful, old age will bring few regrets, and life become a beautiful success, in spite of poverty.
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The first small sacrifice of this sort leads the way to others, and a single hand's turn given heartily to the world's great work helps one amazingly with one's own small tasks.
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There are many Beths in the world, shy and quiet, sitting in corners till needed, and living for others so cheerfully that no one sees the sacrifices till the little cricket on the hearth stops chirping, and the sweet, sunshiny presence vanishes, leaving silence and shadow behind.
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Books have been my greatest comfort, castle-building a never-failing delight, and scribbling a very profitable amusement.
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Fame is a very good thing to have in the house, but cash is more convenient.
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Rome took all the vanity out of me; for after seeing the wonders there, I felt too insignificant to live, and gave up all my foolish hopes in despair.
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My father taught in the wise way which unfolds what lies in the child
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A kiss for a blow is always best, though it's not very easy to give it sometimes.
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Mrs. Jo did not mean the measles, but that more serious malady called love, which is apt to ravage communities, spring and autumn, when winter gayety and summer idleness produce whole bouquets of engagements, and set young people to pairing off like the birds.
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Entrenching himself behind an undeniable fact.
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I put in my list all the busy, useful independent spinsters I know, for liberty is a better husband than love to many of us.
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Destiny is the invention of the cowardly, and the resigned.
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Born:
November 29, 1832
Died:
March 6, 1888
(aged 55)
Bio:
Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist and poet best known as the author of the novel Little Women and its sequels Little Men and Jo's Boys.
Known for:
Little Women (1868)
Little Men (1871)
Book1 Rent (1886)
Eight Cousins (1875)
An Old-Fashioned Girl (1869)
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