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 like good strong words that mean something.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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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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Well, if I can’t be happy, I can be useful, perhaps.
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Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally.
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I’ve got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen.
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I like adventures, and I’m going to find some.
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Nothing provokes speculation more than the sight of a woman enjoying herself.
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Salt is like good-humor, and nearly every thing is better for a pinch of it.
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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.
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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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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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A holiday isn’t a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.
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Honesty is the best policy, in love as in law.
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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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Preserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell.
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