Prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTWhere the heart is the mind works best.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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I don’t worry about the storms, I am learning to sail my own ship.
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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.
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Better lose your life than your soul.
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He was the first, the only love her life, and in a nature like hers such passions take deep root and die-hard.
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Mothers can forgive anything! Tell me all, and be sure that I will never let you go, though the whole world should turn from you.
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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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People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don’t sell nowadays.
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Nothing provokes speculation more than the sight of a woman enjoying herself.
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Where I wholly love I wholly trust.
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Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally.
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Simple, genuine goodness is the best capital to found the business of this life upon. It lasts when fame and money fail, and is the only riches we can take out of this world with us.
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She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain.
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Well, if I can’t be happy, I can be useful, perhaps.
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Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will be delightful, old age will bring few regrets, and life will become a beautiful success.
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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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The 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.
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A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.
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Some stories are so familiar its like going home.
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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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Wild roses are fairest, and nature a better gardener than art.
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Honesty is the best policy, in love as in law.
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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 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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He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
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I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
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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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