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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTNothing provokes speculation more than the sight of a woman enjoying herself.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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Life and love are very precious when both are in full bloom.
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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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Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally.
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Love is a flower that grows in any soil, works its sweet miracles undaunted by autumn frost or winter snow, blooming fair and fragrant all the year, and blessing those who give and those who receive.
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A time will come when you will find that in gaining a brief joy you have lost your peace forever.
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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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Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn’t worth ruling.
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There is very little real liberty in the world; even those who seem freest are often the most tightly bound. Law, custom, public opinion, fear or shame make slaves of us all, as you will find when you try your experiment.
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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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Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.
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I never wanted to go away, and the hard part now is the leaving you all. I’m not afraid, but it seems as if I should be homesick for you even in heaven.
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Salt is like good-humor, and nearly every thing is better for a pinch of it.
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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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Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.
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The scar will remain, but it is better for a man to lose both arms than his soul; and these hard years, instead of being lost, may be made the most precious of your lives, if they teach you to rule yourselves.
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I want to do something splendid, Something heroic or wonderful that won’t be forgotten after I’m dead I think I shall write books.
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Where I wholly love I wholly trust.
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Prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well.
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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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The duty we owe ourselves is greater than that we owe others.
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A holiday isn’t a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.
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The humblest tasks get beautified if loving hands do them.
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Stay is a charming word in a friend’s vocabulary.
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He was the first, the only love her life, and in a nature like hers such passions take deep root and die-hard.
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It takes two flints to make a fire.
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Love is a great beautifier.
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