If we are all alive ten years hence, let’s meet, and see how many of us have got our wishes, or how much nearer we are then than now.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTPreserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.
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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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The emerging woman will be strong-minded, strong-hearted, strong-souled, and strong-bodied strength and beauty must go together.
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It takes two flints to make a fire.
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Preserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell.
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I like good strong words that mean something.
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You are the gull, Jo, strong and wild, fond of the storm and the wind, flying far out to sea, and happy all alone.
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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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A holiday isn’t a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.
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Stay is a charming word in a friend’s vocabulary.
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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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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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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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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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Don’t 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.
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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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It’s lovely to see people so happy.
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One of the sweet things about pain and sorrow is that they show us how well we are loved, how much kindness there is in the world, and how easily we can make others happy in the same way when they need help and sympathy.
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The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
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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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I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
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Prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well.
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Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.
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She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain.
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Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.
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I’d rather take coffee than compliments now.
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