Let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth’s sake, and so earn some right to rejoice when the victory is won.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTYou are the gull, Jo, strong and wild, fond of the storm and the wind, flying far out to sea, and happy all alone.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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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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Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.
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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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She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain.
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Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally.
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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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Nothing is impossible to a determined woman.
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Conceit spoils the finest genius.
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Keep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can.
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I don’t worry about the storms, I am learning to sail my own ship.
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My book came out; and people began to think that topsy-turvy Louisa would amount to something after all.
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People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don’t sell nowadays.
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Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.
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Father asked us what was God’s noblest work. Anna said men, but I said babies. Men are often bad, but babies never are.
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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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