It’s amazing how lovely common things become, if one only knows how to look at them.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTFor love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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It takes two flints to make a fire.
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Prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well.
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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.
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It takes three or four women to get each man into, through, and out of the world.
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I don’t worry about the storms, I am learning to sail my own ship.
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I don’t like favors; they oppress and make me fell like a slave. I’d rather do everything for myself, and be perfectly independent.
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Preserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell.
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I ask not for any crown But that which all may win; Nor try to conquer any world Except the one within.
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Salt is like good-humor, and nearly every thing is better for a pinch of it.
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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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I 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.
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Honesty is the best policy, in love as in law.
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Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally.
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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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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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