I like good strong words that mean something.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTHappy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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It takes very little fire to make a great deal of smoke nowadays, and notoriety is not real glory.
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People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don’t sell nowadays.
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Prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well.
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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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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 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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It’s amazing how lovely common things become, if one only knows how to look at them.
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He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
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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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I don’t worry about the storms, I am learning to sail my own ship.
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It takes two flints to make a fire.
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Don’t shut yourself up in a band box because you are a woman, but understand what is going on, and educate yourself to take part in the world’s work, for it all affects you and yours.
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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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Salt is like good-humor, and nearly every thing is better for a pinch of it.
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Honesty is the best policy, in love as in law.
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