It takes two flints to make a fire.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTFor love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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I’d rather take coffee than compliments now.
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Salt is like good-humor, and nearly every thing is better for a pinch of it.
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Men are always ready to die for us, but not to make our lives worth having. Cheap sentiment and bad logic.
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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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Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.
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Well, if I can’t be happy, I can be useful, perhaps.
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Fame 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.
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Better lose your life than your soul.
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The humblest tasks get beautified if loving hands do them.
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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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Where the heart is the mind works best.
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I believe that it is as much a right and duty for women to do something with their lives as for men and we are not going to be satisfied with such frivolous parts as you give us.
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Don’t try to make me grow up before my time.
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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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