I’d rather take coffee than compliments now.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTThe 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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Mothers can forgive anything! Tell me all, and be sure that I will never let you go, though the whole world should turn from you.
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People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don’t sell nowadays.
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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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Where I wholly love I wholly trust.
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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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Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.
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I’ve got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen.
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It takes two flints to make a fire.
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It’s lovely to see people so happy.
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Help one another is part of the religion of our sisterhood.
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Better lose your life than your soul.
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The humblest tasks get beautified if loving hands do them.
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Love is a great beautifier.
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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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Don’t try to make me grow up before my time.
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Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.
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He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
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She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain.
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Preserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell.
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The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
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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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Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn’t worth ruling.
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Nothing is impossible to a determined woman.
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I don’t worry about the storms, I am learning to sail my own ship.
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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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Fame 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.
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