Help one another is part of the religion of our sisterhood.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTSimple, genuine goodness is the best capital to found the business of this life upon. It lasts when fame and money fail, and is the only riches we can take out of this world with us.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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The duty we owe ourselves is greater than that we owe others.
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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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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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I like to help women help themselves, as that is, in my opinion, the best way to settle the woman question. Whatever we can do and do well we have a right to, and I don’t think any one will deny us.
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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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Honesty is the best policy, in love as in law.
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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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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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I never wanted to go away, and the hard part now is the leaving you all. I’m not afraid, but it seems as if I should be homesick for you even in heaven.
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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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People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don’t sell nowadays.
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Salt is like good-humor, and nearly every thing is better for a pinch of it.
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I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
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Some books are so familiar that reading them is like being home again.
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