My book came out; and people began to think that topsy-turvy Louisa would amount to something after all.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTConceit spoils the finest genius.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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If 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.
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Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally.
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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.
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The mere possession of a gun is, in itself, an urge to kill, not only by design, but by accident, by madness, by fright, by bravado.
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Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.
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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 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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She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain.
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Salt is like good-humor, and nearly every thing is better for a pinch of it.
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Some people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow.
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I don’t like favors; they oppress and make me fell like a slave. I’d rather do everything for myself, and be perfectly independent.
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Conceit spoils the finest genius.
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Many argue; not many converse.
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Where I wholly love I wholly trust.
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He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
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