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LOUISA MAY ALCOTTMarriage, they say, halves one’s rights and doubles one’s duties.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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I believe that it is as much a right and duty for women to do something with their lives as for men and we are not going to be satisfied with such frivolous parts as you give us.
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Love is a great beautifier.
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I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
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I like adventures, and I’m going to find some.
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I like good strong words that mean something.
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Well, if I can’t be happy, I can be useful, perhaps.
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I like to help women help themselves, as that is, in my opinion, the best way to settle the woman question. Whatever we can do and do well we have a right to, and I don’t think any one will deny us.
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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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Where the heart is the mind works best.
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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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Stay is a charming word in a friend’s vocabulary.
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Marriage, they say, halves one’s rights and doubles one’s duties.
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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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It’s amazing how lovely common things become, if one only knows how to look at them.
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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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