Marriage, they say, halves one’s rights and doubles one’s duties.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTLet 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.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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I like adventures, and I’m going to find some.
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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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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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We all have our own life to pursue, our own kind of dream to be weaving, and we all have the power to make wishes come true, as long as we keep believing.
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Conceit spoils the finest genius.
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The duty we owe ourselves is greater than that we owe others.
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I’d rather take coffee than compliments now.
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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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Some stories are so familiar its like going home.
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I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
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For love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride.
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Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally.
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Keep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can.
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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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Salt is like good-humor, and nearly every thing is better for a pinch of it.
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