Don’t try to make me grow up before my time.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTMany argue; not many converse.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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Help one another is part of the religion of our sisterhood.
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Where the heart is the mind works best.
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I often think flowers are the angels’ alphabet whereby they write on hills and fields mysterious and beautiful lessons for us to feel and learn.
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Every house needs a grandmother in it.
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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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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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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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A holiday isn’t a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.
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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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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 humblest tasks get beautified if loving hands do them.
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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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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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Marriage, they say, halves one’s rights and doubles one’s duties.
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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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