I like adventures, and I’m going to find some.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTWild roses are fairest, and nature a better gardener than art.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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Love is a great beautifier.
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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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It takes very little fire to make a great deal of smoke nowadays, and notoriety is not real glory.
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Remember that frost comes latest to those that bloom the highest.
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Where the heart is the mind works best.
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Every house needs a grandmother in it.
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I often think flowers are the angels’ alphabet whereby they write on hills and fields mysterious and beautiful lessons for us to feel and learn.
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He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
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Marriage, they say, halves one’s rights and doubles one’s duties.
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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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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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I don’t worry about the storms, I am learning to sail my own ship.
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Painful as it may be, a significant emotional event can be the catalyst for choosing a direction that serves us – and those around us – more effectively. Look for the learning.
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I never wanted to go away, and the hard part now is the leaving you all. I’m not afraid, but it seems as if I should be homesick for you even in heaven.
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Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally.
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