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Quotes About Joy

It's lovely to see people so happy.
~ Louisa May Alcott
Earth hath no sorrow that heaven cannot heal;
~ Louisa May Alcott
Thank goodness, I can always find something funny to keep me up.
~ Louisa May Alcott
We thought to weep, but sing for joy instead, Full of the grateful peace That follows her release; For nothing but the weary dust lies dead.
~ Louisa May Alcott
Christie loved books; and the attic next her own was full of them. To this store she found her way by a sort of instinct as sure as that which leads a fly to a honey-pot, and, finding many novels, she read her fill. This amusement lightened many heavy hours, peopled the silent house with troops of friends, and, for a time, was the joy of her life.
~ Louisa May Alcott
for they were enjoying the happy hour that seldom comes but once in any life, the magical moment which bestows youth on the old, beauty on the plain, wealth on the poor, and gives human hearts a foretaste of heaven.
~ Louisa May Alcott
Some old people keep young at heart in spite of wrinkles and gray hairs, can sympathize with children's little cares and joys, make them feel at home, and can hide wise lessons under pleasant plays, giving and receiving friendship in the sweetest way.
~ Louisa May Alcott
Make this home happy, so that you may be fit for homes of your own
~ Louisa May Alcott
Oh, my girls, however long you may live, I never can wish you a greater happiness than this!
~ Louisa May Alcott
La risata è pronta quando il cuore è felice.
~ Louisa May Alcott
How little it takes to make a young girl happy! A pretty dress, sunshine, and somebody opposite, and they are blest.
~ Louisa May Alcott
she had not yet learned to know how rich she was in the blessings which alone can make life happy.
~ Louisa May Alcott
Beth at last touched the great instrument, and straightway forgot her fear, herself, and everything else but the unspeakable delight which the music gave her, for it was like the voice of a beloved friend.
~ Louisa May Alcott
Some old people keep young at heart in spite of wrinkles and gray hairs, can sympathize with children's little cares and joys, make them feel at home, and can hide wise lessons under pleasant plays, giving and receiving friendship in the sweetest way.
~ Louisa May Alcott
There was a good deal of laughing, and kissing, and explaining, in the simple, loving fashion which makes these home festivals so pleasant at the time, so sweet to remember long afterward, then all fell to work. Little Women, Louisa May Alcott
~ Louisa May Alcott
Make this home happy, so that you may be fit for homes of your own if they are offered you, and contented here if they are not.
~ Louisa May Alcott
Let's hear the sound of the baby pianny.
~ Louisa May Alcott
two good angels had entered in: love and gratitude
~ Louisa May Alcott
for these foolish, affectionate people made a jubilee of every little household joy
~ Louisa May Alcott
had not yet learned to know how rich she was in the blessings which alone can make life happy.
~ Louisa May Alcott
for she had not yet learned to know how rich she was in the blessings which alone can make life happy.
~ Louisa May Alcott
As they gathered about the table, Mrs. March said, with a particularly happy face, I've got a treat for you after supper.
~ Louisa May Alcott
No one was in sight, the smooth road sloped invitingly before her, and finding the temptation irresistible, Jo darted away, soon leaving hat and comb behind her and scattering hairpins as she ran. Laurie reached the goal first and was quite satisfied with the success of his treatment, for his Atlanta came panting up with flying hair, bright eyes, ruddy cheeks, and no signs of dissatisfaction in her face.
~ Louisa May Alcott
As Meg went rustling after, with her long skirts trailing, her earrings tinkling, her curls waving, and her heart beating, she felt as if her fun had really begun at last, for the mirror had plainly told her that she was 'a little beauty
~ Louisa May Alcott