Conceit spoils the finest genius.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTFame is a pearl many dive for and only a few bring up. Even when they do, it is not perfect, and they sigh for more, and lose better things in struggling for them.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain.
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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 people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow.
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I like adventures, and I’m going to find some.
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He was the first, the only love her life, and in a nature like hers such passions take deep root and die-hard.
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Men are always ready to die for us, but not to make our lives worth having. Cheap sentiment and bad logic.
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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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He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
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Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.
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I’d rather take coffee than compliments now.
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I never wanted to go away, and the hard part now is the leaving you all. I’m not afraid, but it seems as if I should be homesick for you even in heaven.
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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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If we are all alive ten years hence, let’s meet, and see how many of us have got our wishes, or how much nearer we are then than now.
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One of the sweet things about pain and sorrow is that they show us how well we are loved, how much kindness there is in the world, and how easily we can make others happy in the same way when they need help and sympathy.
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It’s lovely to see people so happy.
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