Many argue; not many converse.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTKeep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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Some people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow.
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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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For love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride.
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The mere possession of a gun is, in itself, an urge to kill, not only by design, but by accident, by madness, by fright, by bravado.
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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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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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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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I don’t worry about the storms, I am learning to sail my own ship.
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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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Prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well.
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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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A holiday isn’t a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.
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Conceit spoils the finest genius.
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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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Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.
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