He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTNothing provokes speculation more than the sight of a woman enjoying herself.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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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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Mothers can forgive anything! Tell me all, and be sure that I will never let you go, though the whole world should turn from you.
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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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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 emerging woman will be strong-minded, strong-hearted, strong-souled, and strong-bodied strength and beauty must go together.
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Simple, genuine goodness is the best capital to found the business of this life upon. It lasts when fame and money fail, and is the only riches we can take out of this world with us.
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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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Nothing provokes speculation more than the sight of a woman enjoying herself.
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Conceit spoils the finest genius.
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Many argue; not many converse.
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You are the gull, Jo, strong and wild, fond of the storm and the wind, flying far out to sea, and happy all alone.
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A holiday isn’t a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.
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Some books are so familiar that reading them is like being home again.
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Don’t try to make me grow up before my time.
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