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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTMoney 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.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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Where I wholly love I wholly trust.
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It takes so little to make a child happy, that it is a pity in a world full of sunshine and pleasant things, that there should be any wistful faces, empty hands, or lonely little hearts.
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It takes two flints to make a fire.
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Many argue; not many converse.
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Every house needs a grandmother in it.
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Some stories are so familiar its like going home.
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Don’t try to make me grow up before my time.
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Men are always ready to die for us, but not to make our lives worth having. Cheap sentiment and bad logic.
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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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Let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth’s sake, and so earn some right to rejoice when the victory is won.
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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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Conceit spoils the finest genius.
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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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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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If we are all alive ten years hence, let’s meet, and see how many of us have got our wishes, or how much nearer we are then than now.
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Don’t shut yourself up in a band box because you are a woman, but understand what is going on, and educate yourself to take part in the world’s work, for it all affects you and yours.
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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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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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Honesty is the best policy, in love as in law.
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Love is a great beautifier.
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We all have our own life to pursue, our own kind of dream to be weaving, and we all have the power to make wishes come true, as long as we keep believing.
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Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will be delightful, old age will bring few regrets, and life will become a beautiful success.
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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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Better lose your life than your soul.
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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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