I ask not for any crown But that which all may win; Nor try to conquer any world Except the one within.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTFame is a pearl many dive for and only a few bring up. Even when they do, it is not perfect, and they sigh for more, and lose better things in struggling for them.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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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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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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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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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 three or four women to get each man into, through, and out of the world.
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The humblest tasks get beautified if loving hands do them.
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Stay is a charming word in a friend’s vocabulary.
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I’d rather take coffee than compliments now.
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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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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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Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally.
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Some stories are so familiar its like going home.
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People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don’t sell nowadays.
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Nothing is impossible to a determined woman.
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Prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well.
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