Nothing is impossible to a determined woman.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTSome books are so familiar that reading them is like being home again.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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It’s amazing how lovely common things become, if one only knows how to look at them.
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Remember that frost comes latest to those that bloom the highest.
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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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A holiday isn’t a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.
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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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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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It takes two flints to make a fire.
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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.
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I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
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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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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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Better lose your life than your soul.
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Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.
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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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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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