I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTMany argue; not many converse.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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Wild roses are fairest, and nature a better gardener than art.
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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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Prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well.
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Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.
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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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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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Life and love are very precious when both are in full bloom.
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Don’t try to make me grow up before my time.
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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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Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn’t worth ruling.
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People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don’t sell nowadays.
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I don’t worry about the storms, I am learning to sail my own ship.
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It’s lovely to see people so happy.
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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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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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