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 ALCOTTIf we are all alive ten years hence, let’s meet, and see how many of us have got our wishes, or how much nearer we are then than now.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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Nothing provokes speculation more than the sight of a woman enjoying herself.
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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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For love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride.
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Some stories are so familiar its like going home.
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Wild roses are fairest, and nature a better gardener than art.
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Stay is a charming word in a friend’s vocabulary.
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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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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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It takes two flints to make a fire.
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Some people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow.
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Father asked us what was God’s noblest work. Anna said men, but I said babies. Men are often bad, but babies never are.
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We all have our own life to pursue, our own kind of dream to be weaving, and we all have the power to make wishes come true, as long as we keep believing.
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Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.
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Better lose your life than your soul.
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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.
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