Louisa May Alcott on determination
Louisa May Alcott85 quotes“Nothing is impossible to a determined woman.”
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Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.
Louisa May AlcottLouisa May Alcott I’ve got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen.
Louisa May AlcottLouisa May Alcott Every house needs a grandmother in it.
Louisa May AlcottLouisa May Alcott Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn’t worth ruling.
Louisa May AlcottLouisa May Alcott 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.
Louisa May AlcottLouisa May Alcott The emerging woman will be strong-minded, strong-hearted, strong-souled, and strong-bodied strength and beauty must go together.
Louisa May AlcottLouisa May Alcott Love is the only thing that we can carry with us when we go, and it makes the end so easy.
Louisa May AlcottLouisa May Alcott 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.
Louisa May AlcottLouisa May Alcott I don’t worry about the storms, I am learning to sail my own ship.
Louisa May AlcottLouisa May Alcott 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 AlcottLouisa May Alcott 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.
Louisa May AlcottLouisa May Alcott A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.
Louisa May AlcottLouisa May Alcott Life and love are very precious when both are in full bloom.
Louisa May AlcottLouisa May Alcott A holiday isn’t a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.
Louisa May AlcottLouisa May Alcott People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don’t sell nowadays.
Louisa May AlcottLouisa May Alcott Stay is a charming word in a friend’s vocabulary.
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