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.
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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Honesty is the best policy, in love as in law.
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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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Love is a great beautifier.
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The duty we owe ourselves is greater than that we owe others.
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Remember that frost comes latest to those that bloom the highest.
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Some stories are so familiar its like going home.
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Help one another is part of the religion of our sisterhood.
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I often think flowers are the angels’ alphabet whereby they write on hills and fields mysterious and beautiful lessons for us to feel and learn.
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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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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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The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.
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For love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride.
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Money is the root of all evil, and yet it is such a useful root that we cannot get on without it any more than we can without potatoes.
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Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will be delightful, old age will bring few regrets, and life will become a beautiful success.
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I don’t worry about the storms, I am learning to sail my own ship.
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