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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTI don’t pretend to be wise, but I am observing, and I see a great deal more than you’d imagine. I’m interested in other people’s experiences and inconsistencies, and, though I can’t explain, I remember and use them for my own benefit.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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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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Some books are so familiar that reading them is like being home again.
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I don’t worry about the storms, I am learning to sail my own ship.
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It takes so little to make a child happy, that it is a pity in a world full of sunshine and pleasant things, that there should be any wistful faces, empty hands, or lonely little hearts.
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Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn’t worth ruling.
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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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It’s amazing how lovely common things become, if one only knows how to look at them.
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Conceit spoils the finest genius.
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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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Better lose your life than your soul.
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It takes two flints to make a fire.
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The emerging woman will be strong-minded, strong-hearted, strong-souled, and strong-bodied strength and beauty must go together.
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Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.
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Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.
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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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