I don’t worry about the storms, I am learning to sail my own ship.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTSimple, 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.
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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Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.
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She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain.
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It’s lovely to see people so happy.
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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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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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Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn’t worth ruling.
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Honesty is the best policy, in love as in law.
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Don’t try to make me grow up before my time.
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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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The mere possession of a gun is, in itself, an urge to kill, not only by design, but by accident, by madness, by fright, by bravado.
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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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Preserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell.
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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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I’ve got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen.
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