It takes very little fire to make a great deal of smoke nowadays, and notoriety is not real glory.
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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I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
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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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The humblest tasks get beautified if loving hands do them.
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The emerging woman will be strong-minded, strong-hearted, strong-souled, and strong-bodied strength and beauty must go together.
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I believe that it is as much a right and duty for women to do something with their lives as for men and we are not going to be satisfied with such frivolous parts as you give us.
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Better lose your life than your soul.
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Nothing is impossible to a determined woman.
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Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.
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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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It takes two flints to make a fire.
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Love is a great beautifier.
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I don’t worry about the storms, I am learning to sail my own ship.
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Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.
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People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don’t sell nowadays.
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Well, if I can’t be happy, I can be useful, perhaps.
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