People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don’t sell nowadays.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT
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Louisa May AlcottLouisa May Alcott 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.
Louisa May AlcottLouisa May Alcott I don’t worry about the storms, I am learning to sail my own ship.
Louisa May AlcottLouisa May Alcott 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.
Louisa May AlcottLouisa May Alcott 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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Louisa May AlcottLouisa May Alcott It’s lovely to see people so happy.
Louisa May AlcottLouisa May Alcott The duty we owe ourselves is greater than that we owe others.
Louisa May AlcottLouisa May Alcott It takes three or four women to get each man into, through, and out of the world.
Louisa May AlcottLouisa May Alcott 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.
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