Don’t try to make me grow up before my time.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTJo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally.
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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A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.
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Father asked us what was God’s noblest work. Anna said men, but I said babies. Men are often bad, but babies never are.
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I don’t worry about the storms, I am learning to sail my own ship.
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Conceit spoils the finest genius.
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The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
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Keep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can.
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I like good strong words that mean something.
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Remember that frost comes latest to those that bloom the highest.
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Every house needs a grandmother in it.
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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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It takes two flints to make a fire.
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A time will come when you will find that in gaining a brief joy you have lost your peace forever.
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Many argue; not many converse.
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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 will become a beautiful success.
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