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I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.

Louisa May Alcott

Don’t shut yourself up in a band box because you are a woman, but understand what is going on, and educate yourself to take part in the world’s work, for it all affects you and yours.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Affect Education Understand Woman Work World Yourself
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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Experiment Fear Freedom Goodness Liberty Reality Shame Slave Try World
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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Book Happiness Life Myself Necessary Pay People Reading Reality Sin Willing
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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Afraid Heaven Home Leaving Myself Run Sick
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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Age Beautiful Evidence Happiness Old Play Regret Success Time Understand Work Worth Youth
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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Bad Death Live Logic Man Worth
Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn’t worth ruling.
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Deep Queen Rule Time Woman Worth
The emerging woman will be strong-minded, strong-hearted, strong-souled, and strong-bodied strength and beauty must go together.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Beautiful Body Growth Mindset Strength Strong Togetherness Woman
She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain.
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Book Brain Herself
He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
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Action Believe Doubtful Greatness Strong Weakness
I like good strong words that mean something.
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Goodness Meaning Myself Strong Word
Mothers can forgive anything! Tell me all, and be sure that I will never let you go, though the whole world should turn from you.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Forgiveness Let Go Mom World Yourself
Salt is like good-humor, and nearly every thing is better for a pinch of it.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Better Goodness Humor
Better lose your life than your soul.
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Dee Inspirational Life Lose One Liner Soul
I ask not for any crown But that which all may win; Nor try to conquer any world Except the one within.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Conquer Oneself Win World
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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Carry Easy End Love
Life and love are very precious when both are in full bloom.
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Bloom Life Love Precious
Prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well.
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Employement Time Understand Worth
Marriage, they say, halves one’s rights and doubles one’s duties.
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Marriage Oneself Responsibility Right
It takes so little to make a child happy, that it is a pity in a world full of sunshine and pleasant things, that there should be any wistful faces, empty hands, or lonely little hearts.
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Children Empty Face Happiness Heart Lonely Shine Sun World
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 ALCOTT

Name Right Stand Truth Victory Willing Win
Stay is a charming word in a friend’s vocabulary.
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Charm Friendship Stay Vocabulary
Many argue; not many converse.
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Argument Talk
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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Evil Money Root
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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Angel Beautiful Feeling Flower Learning Lesson Mystery Thinking Writing
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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Accident Brave Design Fear Kill Mad Possession Weapon
I don’t pretend to be wise, but I am observing, and I see a great deal more than you’d imagine. I’m interested in other people’s experiences and inconsistencies, and, though I can’t explain, I remember and use them for my own benefit.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Consistency Deal Experience Explanation Greatness Myself Observation Pretend Remember See Wisdom

I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.

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