I don’t pretend to be wise, but I am observing, and I see a great deal more than you’d imagine. I’m interested in other people’s experiences and inconsistencies, and, though I can’t explain, I remember and use them for my own benefit.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTOne 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.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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Nothing is impossible to a determined woman.
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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 like good strong words that mean something.
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Preserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell.
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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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Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.
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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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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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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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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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Some people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow.
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A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.
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Nothing provokes speculation more than the sight of a woman enjoying herself.
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Where the heart is the mind works best.
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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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