My book came out; and people began to think that topsy-turvy Louisa would amount to something after all.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTLove is the only thing that we can carry with us when we go, and it makes the end so easy.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
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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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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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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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I like to help women help themselves, as that is, in my opinion, the best way to settle the woman question. Whatever we can do and do well we have a right to, and I don’t think any one will deny us.
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Fame is a pearl many dive for and only a few bring up. Even when they do, it is not perfect, and they sigh for more, and lose better things in struggling for them.
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A holiday isn’t a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.
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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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He was the first, the only love her life, and in a nature like hers such passions take deep root and die-hard.
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Better lose your life than your soul.
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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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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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Where I wholly love I wholly trust.
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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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I never wanted to go away, and the hard part now is the leaving you all. I’m not afraid, but it seems as if I should be homesick for you even in heaven.
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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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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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Painful as it may be, a significant emotional event can be the catalyst for choosing a direction that serves us – and those around us – more effectively. Look for the learning.
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Honesty is the best policy, in love as in law.
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I’ve got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen.
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The duty we owe ourselves is greater than that we owe others.
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Stay is a charming word in a friend’s vocabulary.
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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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Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.
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The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
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Remember that frost comes latest to those that bloom the highest.
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