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 ALCOTTWhere I wholly love I wholly trust.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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Nothing is impossible to a determined woman.
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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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A holiday isn’t a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.
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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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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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Conceit spoils the finest genius.
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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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I like adventures, and I’m going to find some.
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Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.
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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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Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn’t worth ruling.
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Some books are so familiar that reading them is like being home again.
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The scar will remain, but it is better for a man to lose both arms than his soul; and these hard years, instead of being lost, may be made the most precious of your lives, if they teach you to rule yourselves.
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Don’t try to make me grow up before my time.
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Some people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow.
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