It takes very little fire to make a great deal of smoke nowadays, and notoriety is not real glory.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTRemember that frost comes latest to those that bloom the highest.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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Let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth’s sake, and so earn some right to rejoice when the victory is won.
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Better lose your life than your soul.
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Honesty is the best policy, in love as in law.
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For love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride.
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Don’t try to make me grow up before my time.
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The scar will remain, but it is better for a man to lose both arms than his soul; and these hard years, instead of being lost, may be made the most precious of your lives, if they teach you to rule yourselves.
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Wild roses are fairest, and nature a better gardener than art.
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I’d rather take coffee than compliments now.
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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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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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Keep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can.
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It’s amazing how lovely common things become, if one only knows how to look at them.
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Preserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell.
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Love is a great beautifier.
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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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