Better lose your life than your soul.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTGood books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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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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I like adventures, and I’m going to find some.
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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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People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don’t sell nowadays.
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It takes three or four women to get each man into, through, and out of the world.
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Preserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell.
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Honesty is the best policy, in love as in law.
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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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Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally.
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Salt is like good-humor, and nearly every thing is better for a pinch of it.
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Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.
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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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Don’t try to make me grow up before my time.
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Life and love are very precious when both are in full bloom.
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The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
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