Nothing is impossible to a determined woman.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTIt takes very little fire to make a great deal of smoke nowadays, and notoriety is not real glory.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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Love is a great beautifier.
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There is very little real liberty in the world; even those who seem freest are often the most tightly bound. Law, custom, public opinion, fear or shame make slaves of us all, as you will find when you try your experiment.
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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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The duty we owe ourselves is greater than that we owe others.
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For love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride.
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The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
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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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Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.
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Salt is like good-humor, and nearly every thing is better for a pinch of it.
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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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Some books are so familiar that reading them is like being home again.
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I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
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Nothing provokes speculation more than the sight of a woman enjoying herself.
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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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It’s amazing how lovely common things become, if one only knows how to look at them.
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