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 ALCOTTFather asked us what was God’s noblest work. Anna said men, but I said babies. Men are often bad, but babies never are.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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The duty we owe ourselves is greater than that we owe others.
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Life and love are very precious when both are in full bloom.
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Well, if I can’t be happy, I can be useful, perhaps.
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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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Nothing is impossible to a determined woman.
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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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My book came out; and people began to think that topsy-turvy Louisa would amount to something after all.
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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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Simple, genuine goodness is the best capital to found the business of this life upon. It lasts when fame and money fail, and is the only riches we can take out of this world with us.
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Stay is a charming word in a friend’s vocabulary.
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Prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well.
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He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
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A holiday isn’t a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.
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Better lose your life than your soul.
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Salt is like good-humor, and nearly every thing is better for a pinch of it.
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