I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTThe scar will remain, but it is better for a man to lose both arms than his soul; and these hard years, instead of being lost, may be made the most precious of your lives, if they teach you to rule yourselves.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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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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Love is a flower that grows in any soil, works its sweet miracles undaunted by autumn frost or winter snow, blooming fair and fragrant all the year, and blessing those who give and those who receive.
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You are the gull, Jo, strong and wild, fond of the storm and the wind, flying far out to sea, and happy all alone.
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I don’t worry about the storms, I am learning to sail my own ship.
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The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
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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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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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Nothing is impossible to a determined woman.
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I’d rather take coffee than compliments now.
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It takes very little fire to make a great deal of smoke nowadays, and notoriety is not real glory.
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A holiday isn’t a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.
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Better lose your life than your soul.
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Nothing provokes speculation more than the sight of a woman enjoying herself.
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Well, if I can’t be happy, I can be useful, perhaps.
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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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