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 ALCOTTThe duty we owe ourselves is greater than that we owe others.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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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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I’ve got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen.
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Where I wholly love I wholly trust.
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I like adventures, and I’m going to find some.
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Conceit spoils the finest genius.
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Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn’t worth ruling.
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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.
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The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
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A holiday isn’t a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.
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The emerging woman will be strong-minded, strong-hearted, strong-souled, and strong-bodied strength and beauty must go together.
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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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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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Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally.
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Preserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell.
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People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don’t sell nowadays.
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