It takes very little fire to make a great deal of smoke nowadays, and notoriety is not real glory.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTWe all have our own life to pursue, our own kind of dream to be weaving, and we all have the power to make wishes come true, as long as we keep believing.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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Marriage, they say, halves one’s rights and doubles one’s duties.
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Honesty is the best policy, in love as in law.
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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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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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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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Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn’t worth ruling.
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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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People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don’t sell nowadays.
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Help one another is part of the religion of our sisterhood.
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It’s lovely to see people so happy.
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Better lose your life than your soul.
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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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Preserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell.
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Many argue; not many converse.
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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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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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Salt is like good-humor, and nearly every thing is better for a pinch of it.
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Life and love are very precious when both are in full bloom.
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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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Well, if I can’t be happy, I can be useful, perhaps.
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We all have our own life to pursue, our own kind of dream to be weaving, and we all have the power to make wishes come true, as long as we keep believing.
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I don’t like favors; they oppress and make me fell like a slave. I’d rather do everything for myself, and be perfectly independent.
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Some stories are so familiar its like going home.
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