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 ALCOTTA holiday isn’t a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.
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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A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.
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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.
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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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Don’t try to make me grow up before my time.
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Some people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow.
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Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.
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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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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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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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Fame is a pearl many dive for and only a few bring up. Even when they do, it is not perfect, and they sigh for more, and lose better things in struggling for them.
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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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Well, if I can’t be happy, I can be useful, perhaps.
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Every house needs a grandmother in it.
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Remember that frost comes latest to those that bloom the highest.
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