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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTSalt is like good-humor, and nearly every thing is better for a pinch of it.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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I often think flowers are the angels’ alphabet whereby they write on hills and fields mysterious and beautiful lessons for us to feel and learn.
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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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One of the sweet things about pain and sorrow is that they show us how well we are loved, how much kindness there is in the world, and how easily we can make others happy in the same way when they need help and sympathy.
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It takes two flints to make a fire.
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Nothing is impossible to a determined woman.
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For love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride.
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The duty we owe ourselves is greater than that we owe others.
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Fame is a pearl many dive for and only a few bring up. Even when they do, it is not perfect, and they sigh for more, and lose better things in struggling for them.
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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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Better lose your life than your soul.
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Marriage, they say, halves one’s rights and doubles one’s duties.
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If we are all alive ten years hence, let’s meet, and see how many of us have got our wishes, or how much nearer we are then than now.
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Painful as it may be, a significant emotional event can be the catalyst for choosing a direction that serves us – and those around us – more effectively. Look for the learning.
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Every house needs a grandmother in it.
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I’d rather take coffee than compliments now.
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