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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTHappy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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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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It takes two flints to make a fire.
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Conceit spoils the finest genius.
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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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Men are always ready to die for us, but not to make our lives worth having. Cheap sentiment and bad logic.
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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 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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He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
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Some people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow.
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Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.
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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 don’t like favors; they oppress and make me fell like a slave. I’d rather do everything for myself, and be perfectly independent.
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The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
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Many argue; not many converse.
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She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain.
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