We can’t any of us do all we would like, but we can do our best for every case that comes to us, and that helps amazingly.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTA faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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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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A time will come when you will find that in gaining a brief joy you have lost your peace forever.
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I want to do something splendid, Something heroic or wonderful that won’t be forgotten after I’m dead I think I shall write books.
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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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Some stories are so familiar its like going home.
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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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Love is a great beautifier.
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The scar will remain, but it is better for a man to lose both arms than his soul; and these hard years, instead of being lost, may be made the most precious of your lives, if they teach you to rule yourselves.
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A holiday isn’t a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.
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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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Help one another is part of the religion of our sisterhood.
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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.
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Marriage, they say, halves one’s rights and doubles one’s duties.
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I like adventures, and I’m going to find some.
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The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
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