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 ALCOTTBe comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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Honesty is the best policy, in love as in law.
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I like good strong words that mean something.
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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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I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
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It’s lovely to see people so happy.
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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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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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I never wanted to go away, and the hard part now is the leaving you all. I’m not afraid, but it seems as if I should be homesick for you even in heaven.
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Love is the only thing that we can carry with us when we go, and it makes the end so easy.
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Many argue; not many converse.
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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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Where the heart is the mind works best.
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Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn’t worth ruling.
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Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally.
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I don’t worry about the storms, I am learning to sail my own ship.
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