The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTHelp one another is part of the religion of our sisterhood.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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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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Conceit spoils the finest genius.
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The mere possession of a gun is, in itself, an urge to kill, not only by design, but by accident, by madness, by fright, by bravado.
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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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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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It takes three or four women to get each man into, through, and out of the world.
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Preserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell.
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Some stories are so familiar its like going home.
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Simple, genuine goodness is the best capital to found the business of this life upon. It lasts when fame and money fail, and is the only riches we can take out of this world with us.
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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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It takes two flints to make a fire.
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Stay is a charming word in a friend’s vocabulary.
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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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I like adventures, and I’m going to find some.
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