Every house needs a grandmother in it.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTTA time will come when you will find that in gaining a brief joy you have lost your peace forever.
More Louisa May Alcott Quotes
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The emerging woman will be strong-minded, strong-hearted, strong-souled, and strong-bodied strength and beauty must go together.
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I don’t pretend to be wise, but I am observing, and I see a great deal more than you’d imagine. I’m interested in other people’s experiences and inconsistencies, and, though I can’t explain, I remember and use them for my own benefit.
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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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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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She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain.
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Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.
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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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A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure.
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Help one another is part of the religion of our sisterhood.
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My book came out; and people began to think that topsy-turvy Louisa would amount to something after all.
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Where the heart is the mind works best.
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I’d rather take coffee than compliments now.
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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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The humblest tasks get beautified if loving hands do them.
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People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don’t sell nowadays.
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