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Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn’t worth ruling.

Louisa May Alcott

He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Action Believe Doubtful Greatness Strong Weakness
It takes very little fire to make a great deal of smoke nowadays, and notoriety is not real glory.
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Fire Glory Greatness Reality
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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Believe Dreams Kind Life Power Pursue True
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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Better Hard Lose Lost Man Rule Scars Soul Teach Yourself
I believe that it is as much a right and duty for women to do something with their lives as for men and we are not going to be satisfied with such frivolous parts as you give us.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Beautiful Believe Duty Live Man Right Woman Yourself
Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.
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Book Choice Enjoyment Friendship Goodness Selection
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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Alone Fly Happiness Storm Strong Wild Wind
It takes two flints to make a fire.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Advice Fire One Liner
Marriage, they say, halves one’s rights and doubles one’s duties.
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Marriage Oneself Responsibility Right
Love is a flower that grows in any soil, works its sweet miracles undaunted by autumn frost or winter snow, blooming fair and fragrant all the year, and blessing those who give and those who receive.
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Blessing Flower Fragrance Generosity Growth Love Miracle
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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Better Fame Lose Perfection Struggle
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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Choice Direction Emotion Learning Pain Service
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 ALCOTT

Affect Education Understand Woman Work World Yourself
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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Consistency Deal Experience Explanation Greatness Myself Observation Pretend Remember See Wisdom
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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Fall Independence Oppression Perfection Slave
The duty we owe ourselves is greater than that we owe others.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

Greatness Ourselves Purpose Spiritual Worth

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