Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn’t worth ruling.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTI 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.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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For love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride.
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It takes very little fire to make a great deal of smoke nowadays, and notoriety is not real glory.
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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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Remember that frost comes latest to those that bloom the highest.
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Many argue; not many converse.
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Money is the root of all evil, and yet it is such a useful root that we cannot get on without it any more than we can without potatoes.
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I don’t worry about the storms, I am learning to sail my own ship.
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Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.
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Simple, genuine goodness is the best capital to found the business of this life upon. It lasts when fame and money fail, and is the only riches we can take out of this world with us.
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I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
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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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She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain.
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Some people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow.
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Wild roses are fairest, and nature a better gardener than art.
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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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