He was the first, the only love her life, and in a nature like hers such passions take deep root and die-hard.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTJo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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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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Prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well.
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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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It takes two flints to make a fire.
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Honesty is the best policy, in love as in law.
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Preserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell.
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I don’t pretend to be wise, but I am observing, and I see a great deal more than you’d imagine. I’m interested in other people’s experiences and inconsistencies, and, though I can’t explain, I remember and use them for my own benefit.
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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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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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Stay is a charming word in a friend’s vocabulary.
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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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Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn’t worth ruling.
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Salt is like good-humor, and nearly every thing is better for a pinch of it.
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The duty we owe ourselves is greater than that we owe others.
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Some people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow.
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