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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTI ask not for any crown But that which all may win; Nor try to conquer any world Except the one within.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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Every house needs a grandmother in it.
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Prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well.
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People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don’t sell nowadays.
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Wild roses are fairest, and nature a better gardener than art.
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Preserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell.
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Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will be delightful, old age will bring few regrets, and life will become a beautiful success.
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Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.
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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 don’t like favors; they oppress and make me fell like a slave. I’d rather do everything for myself, and be perfectly independent.
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Nothing provokes speculation more than the sight of a woman enjoying herself.
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Some people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow.
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I like good strong words that mean something.
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Where I wholly love I wholly trust.
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Don’t try to make me grow up before my time.
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