People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don’t sell nowadays.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTIt takes two flints to make a fire.
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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I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
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It takes three or four women to get each man into, through, and out of the world.
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Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.
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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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He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
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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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Nothing is impossible to a determined woman.
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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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Love is a flower that grows in any soil, works its sweet miracles undaunted by autumn frost or winter snow, blooming fair and fragrant all the year, and blessing those who give and those who receive.
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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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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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Some people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow.
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Help one another is part of the religion of our sisterhood.
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