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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTEvery house needs a grandmother in it.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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Better lose your life than your soul.
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Love is a great beautifier.
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Preserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell.
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Where I wholly love I wholly trust.
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The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
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I’d rather take coffee than compliments now.
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Don’t try to make me grow up before my time.
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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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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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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’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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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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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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For love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride.
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