It takes very little fire to make a great deal of smoke nowadays, and notoriety is not real glory.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT
Remember that frost comes latest to those that bloom the highest.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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It takes very little fire to make a great deal of smoke nowadays, and notoriety is not real glory.
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A time will come when you will find that in gaining a brief joy you have lost your peace forever.
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The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
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Every house needs a grandmother in it.
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Honesty is the best policy, in love as in law.
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Wild roses are fairest, and nature a better gardener than art.
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In 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.
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Stay is a charming word in a friend’s vocabulary.
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Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.
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Some stories are so familiar its like going home.
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I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
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I don’t worry about the storms, I am learning to sail my own ship.
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Some people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow.
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Let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth’s sake, and so earn some right to rejoice when the victory is won.
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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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For love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride.
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