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 ALCOTTMarriage, they say, halves one’s rights and doubles one’s duties.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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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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I’d rather take coffee than compliments now.
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Remember that frost comes latest to those that bloom the highest.
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Mothers can forgive anything! Tell me all, and be sure that I will never let you go, though the whole world should turn from you.
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Honesty is the best policy, in love as in law.
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A holiday isn’t a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.
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Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.
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Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally.
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Many argue; not many converse.
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Stay is a charming word in a friend’s vocabulary.
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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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A time will come when you will find that in gaining a brief joy you have lost your peace forever.
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It’s lovely to see people so happy.
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Keep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can.
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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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