I want to do something splendid, Something heroic or wonderful that won’t be forgotten after I’m dead I think I shall write books.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTI want to do something splendid, Something heroic or wonderful that won’t be forgotten after I’m dead I think I shall write books.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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Preserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell.
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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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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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He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
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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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Money is the root of all evil, and yet it is such a useful root that we cannot get on without it any more than we can without potatoes.
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I’d rather take coffee than compliments now.
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The 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.
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Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.
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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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Stay is a charming word in a friend’s vocabulary.
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Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally.
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A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.
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The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
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