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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTThe scar will remain, but it is better for a man to lose both arms than his soul; and these hard years, instead of being lost, may be made the most precious of your lives, if they teach you to rule yourselves.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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Every house needs a grandmother in it.
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He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
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The duty we owe ourselves is greater than that we owe others.
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Help one another is part of the religion of our sisterhood.
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Better lose your life than your soul.
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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 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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It’s lovely to see people so happy.
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Nothing is impossible to a determined woman.
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Salt is like good-humor, and nearly every thing is better for a pinch of it.
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Well, if I can’t be happy, I can be useful, perhaps.
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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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Many argue; not many converse.
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I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
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It takes two flints to make a fire.
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