It’s lovely to see people so happy.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTThere 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.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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It takes three or four women to get each man into, through, and out of the world.
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He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
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I don’t worry about the storms, I am learning to sail my own ship.
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Love is a great beautifier.
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Nothing is impossible to a determined woman.
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Help one another is part of the religion of our sisterhood.
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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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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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Better lose your life than your soul.
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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 like adventures, and I’m going to find some.
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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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Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally.
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I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
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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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Love is a flower that grows in any soil, works its sweet miracles undaunted by autumn frost or winter snow, blooming fair and fragrant all the year, and blessing those who give and those who receive.
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We can’t any of us do all we would like, but we can do our best for every case that comes to us, and that helps amazingly.
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For love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride.
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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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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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Wild roses are fairest, and nature a better gardener than art.
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Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.
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Don’t shut yourself up in a band box because you are a woman, but understand what is going on, and educate yourself to take part in the world’s work, for it all affects you and yours.
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Every house needs a grandmother in it.
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Marriage, they say, halves one’s rights and doubles one’s duties.
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Fame is a pearl many dive for and only a few bring up. Even when they do, it is not perfect, and they sigh for more, and lose better things in struggling for them.
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