Talent isn't genius and no amount of energy can make it so. I want to be great, or nothing. I won't be a commonplace dauber, so I don't intend to try any more.
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He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.Louisa May Alcott
Dont shut yourself up in a band box because you are a woman, but understand what is going on, and educate yourself to take part in the world's work, for it all affects you and yours.
Louisa May Alcott
Money is the root of all evil, and yet it is such a useful root that we cannot get on without it any more than we can without potatoes.
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People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don't sell nowadays.
Louisa May Alcott
Simple, sincere people seldom speak much of their piety. It shows itself in acts rather than in words, and has more influence than homilies or protestations.
Louisa May Alcott
It takes very little fire to make a great deal of smoke nowadays, and notoriety is not real glory.
Louisa May Alcott
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