Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn’t worth ruling.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTNothing provokes speculation more than the sight of a woman enjoying herself.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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The humblest tasks get beautified if loving hands do them.
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We can’t any of us do all we would like, but we can do our best for every case that comes to us, and that helps amazingly.
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I like good strong words that mean something.
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Some stories are so familiar its like going home.
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Men are always ready to die for us, but not to make our lives worth having. Cheap sentiment and bad logic.
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For love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride.
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Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.
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Wild roses are fairest, and nature a better gardener than art.
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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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There is very little real liberty in the world; even those who seem freest are often the most tightly bound. Law, custom, public opinion, fear or shame make slaves of us all, as you will find when you try your experiment.
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Love is a great beautifier.
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Salt is like good-humor, and nearly every thing is better for a pinch of it.
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Some books are so familiar that reading them is like being home again.
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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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The emerging woman will be strong-minded, strong-hearted, strong-souled, and strong-bodied strength and beauty must go together.
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