The duty we owe ourselves is greater than that we owe others.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTMothers can forgive anything! Tell me all, and be sure that I will never let you go, though the whole world should turn from you.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
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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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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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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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Remember that frost comes latest to those that bloom the highest.
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Where the heart is the mind works best.
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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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Keep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can.
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I’d rather take coffee than compliments now.
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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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It takes three or four women to get each man into, through, and out of the world.
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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.
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A holiday isn’t a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.
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Some books are so familiar that reading them is like being home again.
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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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