I’d rather take coffee than compliments now.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTHe was the first, the only love her life, and in a nature like hers such passions take deep root and die-hard.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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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 am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
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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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He was the first, the only love her life, and in a nature like hers such passions take deep root and die-hard.
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My book came out; and people began to think that topsy-turvy Louisa would amount to something after all.
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It takes two flints to make a fire.
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I like adventures, and I’m going to find some.
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Many argue; not many converse.
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Don’t try to make me grow up before my time.
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I ask not for any crown But that which all may win; Nor try to conquer any world Except the one within.
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It’s lovely to see people so happy.
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She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain.
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Help one another is part of the religion of our sisterhood.
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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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Love is the only thing that we can carry with us when we go, and it makes the end so easy.
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Where I wholly love I wholly trust.
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Men are always ready to die for us, but not to make our lives worth having. Cheap sentiment and bad logic.
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Some people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow.
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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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Stay is a charming word in a friend’s vocabulary.
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I 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.
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The duty we owe ourselves is greater than that we owe others.
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Prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well.
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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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Where the heart is the mind works best.
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