Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTHappy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTHave 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 will become a beautiful success.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTI want to do something splendid, Something heroic or wonderful that won’t be forgotten after I’m dead I think I shall write books.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTGood books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTEvery house needs a grandmother in it.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTOne 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 ALCOTTI like good strong words that mean something.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTThere is very little real liberty in the world; even those who seem freest are often the most tightly bound. Law, custom, public opinion, fear or shame make slaves of us all, as you will find when you try your experiment.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTMany argue; not many converse.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTMen are always ready to die for us, but not to make our lives worth having. Cheap sentiment and bad logic.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTWhere I wholly love I wholly trust.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTA time will come when you will find that in gaining a brief joy you have lost your peace forever.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTIn 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 ALCOTTA holiday isn’t a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTI don’t like favors; they oppress and make me fell like a slave. I’d rather do everything for myself, and be perfectly independent.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTFame 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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