I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
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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Prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well.
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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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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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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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I don’t like favors; they oppress and make me fell like a slave. I’d rather do everything for myself, and be perfectly independent.
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Conceit spoils the finest genius.
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Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.
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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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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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Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.
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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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For love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride.
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Honesty is the best policy, in love as in law.
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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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The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
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