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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTIt takes three or four women to get each man into, through, and out of the world.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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Some books are so familiar that reading them is like being home again.
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Help one another is part of the religion of our sisterhood.
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Well, if I can’t be happy, I can be useful, perhaps.
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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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She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain.
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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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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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Stay is a charming word in a friend’s vocabulary.
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Love is the only thing that we can carry with us when we go, and it makes the end so easy.
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I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
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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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Keep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can.
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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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Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.
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I ask not for any crown But that which all may win; Nor try to conquer any world Except the one within.
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