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.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTHave 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.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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Prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well.
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Remember that frost comes latest to those that bloom the highest.
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The emerging woman will be strong-minded, strong-hearted, strong-souled, and strong-bodied strength and beauty must go together.
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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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The humblest tasks get beautified if loving hands do them.
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Many argue; not many converse.
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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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I don’t worry about the storms, I am learning to sail my own ship.
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It takes two flints to make a fire.
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Well, if I can’t be happy, I can be useful, perhaps.
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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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Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.
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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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A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.
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Conceit spoils the finest genius.
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