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.
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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Where the heart is the mind works best.
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A holiday isn’t a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.
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I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
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Nothing is impossible to a determined woman.
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It takes two flints to make a fire.
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It takes so little to make a child happy, that it is a pity in a world full of sunshine and pleasant things, that there should be any wistful faces, empty hands, or lonely little hearts.
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Nothing provokes speculation more than the sight of a woman enjoying herself.
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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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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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Prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well.
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One of the sweet things about pain and sorrow is that they show us how well we are loved, how much kindness there is in the world, and how easily we can make others happy in the same way when they need help and sympathy.
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Wild roses are fairest, and nature a better gardener than art.
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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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Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn’t worth ruling.
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Some books are so familiar that reading them is like being home again.
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Don’t shut yourself up in a band box because you are a woman, but understand what is going on, and educate yourself to take part in the world’s work, for it all affects you and yours.
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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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Keep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can.
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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.
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Stay is a charming word in a friend’s vocabulary.
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Don’t try to make me grow up before my time.
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For love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride.
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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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Mothers can forgive anything! Tell me all, and be sure that I will never let you go, though the whole world should turn from you.
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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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Remember that frost comes latest to those that bloom the highest.
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