It’s amazing how lovely common things become, if one only knows how to look at them.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTIt’s amazing how lovely common things become, if one only knows how to look at them.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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The duty we owe ourselves is greater than that we owe others.
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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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Well, if I can’t be happy, I can be useful, perhaps.
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Don’t try to make me grow up before my time.
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The mere possession of a gun is, in itself, an urge to kill, not only by design, but by accident, by madness, by fright, by bravado.
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Better lose your life than your soul.
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Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.
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I’ve got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen.
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Some stories are so familiar its like going home.
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It takes three or four women to get each man into, through, and out of the world.
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I want to do something splendid, Something heroic or wonderful that won’t be forgotten after I’m dead I think I shall write books.
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It takes two flints to make a fire.
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Let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth’s sake, and so earn some right to rejoice when the victory is won.
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Simple, genuine goodness is the best capital to found the business of this life upon. It lasts when fame and money fail, and is the only riches we can take out of this world with us.
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People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don’t sell nowadays.
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