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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTIn 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.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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Where the heart is the mind works best.
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Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.
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I don’t worry about the storms, I am learning to sail my own ship.
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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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The duty we owe ourselves is greater than that we owe others.
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Many argue; not many converse.
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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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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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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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It’s amazing how lovely common things become, if one only knows how to look at them.
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I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
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Honesty is the best policy, in love as in law.
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People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don’t sell nowadays.
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Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.
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Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.
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