Where I wholly love I wholly trust.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTIf we are all alive ten years hence, let’s meet, and see how many of us have got our wishes, or how much nearer we are then than now.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
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Marriage, they say, halves one’s rights and doubles one’s duties.
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Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.
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I often think flowers are the angels’ alphabet whereby they write on hills and fields mysterious and beautiful lessons for us to feel and learn.
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It’s amazing how lovely common things become, if one only knows how to look at them.
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Salt is like good-humor, and nearly every thing is better for a pinch of it.
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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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My book came out; and people began to think that topsy-turvy Louisa would amount to something after all.
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Conceit spoils the finest genius.
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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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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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Stay is a charming word in a friend’s vocabulary.
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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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Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn’t worth ruling.
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