People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don’t sell nowadays.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTA faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
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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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Every house needs a grandmother in it.
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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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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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Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.
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I’d rather take coffee than compliments now.
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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 worry about the storms, I am learning to sail my own ship.
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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.
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It takes three or four women to get each man into, through, and out of the world.
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Conceit spoils the finest genius.
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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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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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