Marriage, they say, halves one’s rights and doubles one’s duties.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTI 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.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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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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You are the gull, Jo, strong and wild, fond of the storm and the wind, flying far out to sea, and happy all alone.
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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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It takes two flints to make a fire.
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For love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride.
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It takes so little to make a child happy, that it is a pity in a world full of sunshine and pleasant things, that there should be any wistful faces, empty hands, or lonely little hearts.
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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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A time will come when you will find that in gaining a brief joy you have lost your peace forever.
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The duty we owe ourselves is greater than that we owe others.
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Where I wholly love I wholly trust.
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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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Men are always ready to die for us, but not to make our lives worth having. Cheap sentiment and bad logic.
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It’s lovely to see people so happy.
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Every house needs a grandmother in it.
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