Nothing is impossible to a determined woman.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTMoney 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.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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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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It takes two flints to make a fire.
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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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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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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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Don’t try to make me grow up before my time.
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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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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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I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
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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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It’s amazing how lovely common things become, if one only knows how to look at them.
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In the books I read the sinners are always more interesting than the saints, and in real life good people are dismally dull. I’ve no desire to be wicked, but I do want to be happy. A short life and a gay one for me and I’m willing to pay for my pleasure if it is necessary.
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The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
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Love is the only thing that we can carry with us when we go, and it makes the end so easy.
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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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