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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTI 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.
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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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 power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
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I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
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Life and love are very precious when both are in full bloom.
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Conceit spoils the finest genius.
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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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Preserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell.
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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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I like adventures, and I’m going to find some.
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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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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 two flints to make a fire.
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Better lose your life than your soul.
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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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