Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn’t worth ruling.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTHappy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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Don’t try to make me grow up before my time.
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Stay is a charming word in a friend’s vocabulary.
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People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don’t sell nowadays.
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I ask not for any crown But that which all may win; Nor try to conquer any world Except the one within.
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Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally.
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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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Some books are so familiar that reading them is like being home again.
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My book came out; and people began to think that topsy-turvy Louisa would amount to something after all.
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Men are always ready to die for us, but not to make our lives worth having. Cheap sentiment and bad logic.
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Where the heart is the mind works best.
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If we are all alive ten years hence, let’s meet, and see how many of us have got our wishes, or how much nearer we are then than now.
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Salt is like good-humor, and nearly every thing is better for a pinch of it.
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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 holiday isn’t a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.
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I like adventures, and I’m going to find some.
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Preserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell.
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I’d rather take coffee than compliments now.
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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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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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He was the first, the only love her life, and in a nature like hers such passions take deep root and die-hard.
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He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
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Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.
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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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Nothing is impossible to a determined woman.
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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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