It takes very little fire to make a great deal of smoke nowadays, and notoriety is not real glory.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTIt’s lovely to see people so happy.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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I believe that it is as much a right and duty for women to do something with their lives as for men and we are not going to be satisfied with such frivolous parts as you give us.
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Salt is like good-humor, and nearly every thing is better for a pinch of it.
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Men are always ready to die for us, but not to make our lives worth having. Cheap sentiment and bad logic.
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It’s amazing how lovely common things become, if one only knows how to look at them.
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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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Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.
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Preserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell.
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There 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.
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He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
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For love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride.
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It takes two flints to make a fire.
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Better lose your life than your soul.
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People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don’t sell nowadays.
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Stay is a charming word in a friend’s vocabulary.
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A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.
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Fame 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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Remember that frost comes latest to those that bloom the highest.
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The duty we owe ourselves is greater than that we owe others.
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Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally.
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Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.
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If we are all alive ten years hence, let’s meet, and see how many of us have got our wishes, or how much nearer we are then than now.
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In 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.
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A holiday isn’t a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.
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Nothing is impossible to a determined woman.
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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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My book came out; and people began to think that topsy-turvy Louisa would amount to something after all.
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