Money is the root of all evil, and yet it is such a useful root that we cannot get on without it any more than we can without potatoes.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTShe is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain.
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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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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Some stories are so familiar its like going home.
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Well, if I can’t be happy, I can be useful, perhaps.
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People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don’t sell nowadays.
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We all have our own life to pursue, our own kind of dream to be weaving, and we all have the power to make wishes come true, as long as we keep believing.
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Remember that frost comes latest to those that bloom the highest.
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Prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well.
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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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We can’t any of us do all we would like, but we can do our best for every case that comes to us, and that helps amazingly.
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A holiday isn’t a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.
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Don’t shut yourself up in a band box because you are a woman, but understand what is going on, and educate yourself to take part in the world’s work, for it all affects you and yours.
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Honesty is the best policy, in love as in law.
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Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.
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Conceit spoils the finest genius.
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