A time will come when you will find that in gaining a brief joy you have lost your peace forever.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTIt’s lovely to see people so happy.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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The duty we owe ourselves is greater than that we owe others.
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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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Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.
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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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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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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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I’d rather take coffee than compliments now.
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Stay is a charming word in a friend’s vocabulary.
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Well, if I can’t be happy, I can be useful, perhaps.
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I like good strong words that mean something.
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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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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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I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
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Life and love are very precious when both are in full bloom.
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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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