He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTMothers can forgive anything! Tell me all, and be sure that I will never let you go, though the whole world should turn from you.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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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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Some stories are so familiar its like going home.
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Where I wholly love I wholly trust.
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Painful as it may be, a significant emotional event can be the catalyst for choosing a direction that serves us – and those around us – more effectively. Look for the learning.
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Love is a great beautifier.
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Stay is a charming word in a friend’s vocabulary.
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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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The emerging woman will be strong-minded, strong-hearted, strong-souled, and strong-bodied strength and beauty must go together.
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Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will be delightful, old age will bring few regrets, and life will become a beautiful success.
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Life and love are very precious when both are in full bloom.
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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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I’d rather take coffee than compliments now.
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A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.
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A holiday isn’t a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.
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It takes very little fire to make a great deal of smoke nowadays, and notoriety is not real glory.
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