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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTSome people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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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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Some books are so familiar that reading them is like being home again.
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He was the first, the only love her life, and in a nature like hers such passions take deep root and die-hard.
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The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
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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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My book came out; and people began to think that topsy-turvy Louisa would amount to something after all.
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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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Preserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell.
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Nothing provokes speculation more than the sight of a woman enjoying herself.
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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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I like good strong words that mean something.
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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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A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.
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Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.
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Love is a flower that grows in any soil, works its sweet miracles undaunted by autumn frost or winter snow, blooming fair and fragrant all the year, and blessing those who give and those who receive.
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