Well, if I can’t be happy, I can be useful, perhaps.
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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Some stories are so familiar its like going home.
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Don’t try to make me grow up before my time.
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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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It takes three or four women to get each man into, through, and out of the world.
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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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Conceit spoils the finest genius.
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Where I wholly love I wholly trust.
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One of the sweet things about pain and sorrow is that they show us how well we are loved, how much kindness there is in the world, and how easily we can make others happy in the same way when they need help and sympathy.
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Marriage, they say, halves one’s rights and doubles one’s duties.
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Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.
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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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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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Preserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell.
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You are the gull, Jo, strong and wild, fond of the storm and the wind, flying far out to sea, and happy all alone.
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For love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride.
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