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Quotes by Louisa May Alcott

She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain.

Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888)
Source: Work
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It takes two flints to make a fire.

Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888)
Source: Little Women, 1868.
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What do girls do who haven't any mothers to help them through their troubles?

Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888)
 
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Girls are so queer you never know what they mean. They say No when they mean Yes, and drive a man out of his wits for the fun of it.

Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888)
 
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People don't have fortunes left them in that style nowadays; men have to work and women to marry for money. It's a dreadfully unjust world.

Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888)
Source: Meg, in Little Women, pt. 1, ch. 15, 1868
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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.

Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888)
 
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Conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long; even if it is, the consciousness of possessing and using it well should satisfy one, and the great charm of all power is modesty.

Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888)
Source: Mrs. March to her daughter Amy, in Little Women, pt. 1, ch. 7, 1868.
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My definition [of a philosopher] is of a man up in a balloon, with his family and friends holding the ropes which confine him to earth and trying to haul him down.

Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888)
 
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Fame is a pearl many dive for and only a few bring up. Even when they do, it is not perfect, and they sigh for more, and lose better things in struggling for them.

Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888)
Source: Jo's Boys, 1886.
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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,

Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888)
 
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