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 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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Help one another is part of the religion of our sisterhood.
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Marriage, they say, halves one’s rights and doubles one’s duties.
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It’s amazing how lovely common things become, if one only knows how to look at them.
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Honesty is the best policy, in love as in law.
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A holiday isn’t a holiday, without plenty of freedom and fun.
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Remember that frost comes latest to those that bloom the highest.
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Where the heart is the mind works best.
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Don’t shut yourself up in a band box because you are a woman, but understand what is going on, and educate yourself to take part in the world’s work, for it all affects you and yours.
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I often think flowers are the angels’ alphabet whereby they write on hills and fields mysterious and beautiful lessons for us to feel and learn.
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I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
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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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Many argue; not many converse.
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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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Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.
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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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