I like adventures, and I’m going to find some.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTSalt is like good-humor, and nearly every thing is better for a pinch of it.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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I ask not for any crown But that which all may win; Nor try to conquer any world Except the one within.
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The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
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I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
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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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It takes two flints to make a fire.
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Marriage, they say, halves one’s rights and doubles one’s duties.
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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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Help one another is part of the religion of our sisterhood.
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Father asked us what was God’s noblest work. Anna said men, but I said babies. Men are often bad, but babies never are.
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People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don’t sell nowadays.
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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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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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Wild roses are fairest, and nature a better gardener than art.
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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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My book came out; and people began to think that topsy-turvy Louisa would amount to something after all.
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