Let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth’s sake, and so earn some right to rejoice when the victory is won.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTI 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.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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It’s lovely to see people so happy.
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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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Some people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow.
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Many argue; not many converse.
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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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The duty we owe ourselves is greater than that we owe others.
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Better lose your life than your soul.
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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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The mere possession of a gun is, in itself, an urge to kill, not only by design, but by accident, by madness, by fright, by bravado.
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Life and love are very precious when both are in full bloom.
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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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In the books I read the sinners are always more interesting than the saints, and in real life good people are dismally dull. I’ve no desire to be wicked, but I do want to be happy. A short life and a gay one for me and I’m willing to pay for my pleasure if it is necessary.
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A time will come when you will find that in gaining a brief joy you have lost your peace forever.
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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.
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