I don’t worry about the storms, I am learning to sail my own ship.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTMany argue; not many converse.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.
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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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I never wanted to go away, and the hard part now is the leaving you all. I’m not afraid, but it seems as if I should be homesick for you even in heaven.
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I like good strong words that mean something.
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The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
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Money is the root of all evil, and yet it is such a useful root that we cannot get on without it any more than we can without potatoes.
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You are the gull, Jo, strong and wild, fond of the storm and the wind, flying far out to sea, and happy all alone.
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Marriage, they say, halves one’s rights and doubles one’s duties.
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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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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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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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Help one another is part of the religion of our sisterhood.
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Some people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow.
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Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.
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